Compact crossword - The Scotsman 25/06/15

Thursday’s puzzle

ACROSS

1 Immigrants (8)

5 Surrounded by (4)

9 Get to one’s feet (5)

10 Space in a warehouse, etc (7)

11 Giving effect to (12)

13 Hurls (6)

14 Sphere of influence (6)

17 Tight spots (12)

20 Captures (7)

21 Similar (5)

22 Vegetable (4)

23 Put on a pedestal (8)

DOWN

1 Of this month (abbrev) (4)

2 School preparing pupils for exams (7)

3 Boxer (12)

4 Begin again (6)

6 City in Florida (5)

7 Deepening a channel, etc (8)

8 Give a full account (2,4,6)

12 Not representative (8)

15 Arrives at (7)

16 Passed into disuse (6)

18 Purpose (5)

19 Take to heart (4)

Wednesday’s solution

Grid G

Across: 1 Bluebottle, 7 Air rifle, 8 Veal, 9 Tepid, 10 Protest, 12 Blue in the face, 15 Obscure, 17 Snout, 20 Fair, 21 Nickleby, 22 Blue murder.

Down:1 Beige, 2 Ukraine, 3 Buff, 4 Thearchy, 5 Lovat, 6 Parsec, 11 Infringe, 13 Libyan, 14 Fondled, 16 Coral, 18 Umber, 19 Ecru.