Compact crossword - The Scotsman 28/11/13

Across

1 Enlisting new soldiers (10)

7 Confine (8)

8 Drama (4)

9 Stakes (5)

10 A faithful follower (7)

12 Fabricating (13)

15 Unfamiliar (7)

17 Overhead (5)

20 Doorpost (4)

21 Curling match (8)

22 Obstacle (10)

DOWN

1 Postpone (5)

2 The American reindeer (7)

3 Most northerly inhabited Scottish island (4)

4 Stubbornness (8)

5 Asian country (5)

6 Bird of the swallow genus (6)

11 Well-defined (8)

13 Real (6)

14 Backslide (7)

16 LP (5)

18 Swift (5)

19 Against (4)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 1 Pop music, 5 Skit, 9 Circa, 10 Private, 11 Confidential, 13 Hurdle, 14 Bridge, 17 Explains away, 20 Inquest, 21 Knife,

22 Glen, 23 Photogen.

Down: 1 Puce, 2 Parlour, 3 Unaffiliated, 4 Impede, 6 Khaki, 7 The blues, 8 Dinner jacket, 12 Wheeling,

15 Dealing, 16 Snatch, 18 Pique, 19 Zein.