Compact crossword - The Scotsman 30/11/2013
ACROSS
7 Jewel (8,5)
9 Schooled (7)
10 Major European river (5)
11 Split (4)
12 Low strong carts (5)
16 Chinese fruit (5)
17 Increase sharply in value (4)
21 Artistic movement (2,3)
22 Twinge of conscience (7)
23 Athletics (5,3,5)
DOWN
1 Arriviste (7)
2 Redress (7)
3 Sign of the zodiac (5)
4 Rare birds (7)
5 Poison (5)
6 Desert in Israel (5)
8 Anywhere in the world (5,3,3)
13 Blunder (7)
14 Intricate (7)
15 Threatens (7)
18 Value (5)
19 Commonplace (5)
20 Skilled trade (5)
Friday’s solution
Across: 1 Blood, 4 Sweat, 10 Tears, 11 Deliver, 12 Mr and Mrs, 13 Asia, 15 Casual, 17 Pundit, 19 Arch, 20 Criminal, 23 Hillock, 24 Tenet, 25 Brute, 26 Clwyd.
Down: 2 Llama, 3 Obsidian, 5 Well, 6 Advised, 7 Stomachache, 8 Adore, 9 Breastplate, 14 Gunmetal, 16 Secular, 18 Drake, 21 Nanny, 22 Goat.