Compact crossword - The Scotsman 23/10/14

ACROSS

1 A hospital (10)

7 Appease (7)

8 Rescued (5)

10 Hints (4)

11 Narrow openings (8)

13 Influence (6)

15 Blue-pencil (6)

17 Flowering shrubs (8)

18 New Testament book (4)

21 Trample (on) (5)

22 Archbishop (7)

23 Direction (10)

DOWN

1 Urbane (5)

2 Well-ordered (4)

3 Hypothesis (6)

4 Took exception (to) (8)

5 Brings to light (7)

6 Glasses (10)

9 Very upset (10)

12 Discarded (8)

14 Flourish (7)

16 Overindulge (6)

19 A vice (5)

20 Desire (4)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 7 Lynx, 8 Clerical, 9 Error, 10 Febrile, 12 Ask, 13 Bluegrass, 16 Diplomacy, 17 Fly, 19 Fishing, 21 Itchy, 23 Swimsuit, 24 Tote.

Down: 1 Hydroski, 2 Extol, 3 Act, 4 Reference, 5 Library, 6 Saul, 11 Aluminium, 14 Sulphate, 15 Alchemy, 18 State, 20 Iowa, 22 Sty.