Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 02/05/13
Across
1 Church towers (8)
5 To a greater extent (4)
9 A very hard variety of quartz (5)
10 Encroachments (7)
11 Having no unpleasant consequences (4,8)
13 Owing money (2,4)
14 Cancels (coll) (6)
17 Map-maker (12)
20 Condition (7)
21 Principal artery (5)
22 The bouquet of wine (4)
23 Boughs (8)
DOWN
1 Tender (4)
2 Enlightened (7)
3 Attack unfairly (coll) (3,3,4,2)
4 A riddle (6)
6 African animal related to the giraffe (5)
7 Writer (8)
8 RAF officer (5-7)
12 Cornerstone (8)
15 Bring to light (7)
16 Enthusiasm (for) (6)
18 Runs amok (5)
19 Come to an end (4)
Wednesday’s solution
Across: 1 Shrewdness, 7 Beaucoup, 8 Rhum, 9 Bench, 10 Brigade, 12 Ugly customers, 15 Against, 17 Frisk, 20 Clod, 21 Egg timer, 22 Exaltation. Down: 1 Siege, 2 Raunchy, 3 Wood, 4 Nephrite, 5 Sprig, 6 Murder, 11 Nutshell, 13 Gaggle, 14 Martini, 16 Index,
18 Skein, 19 Agra.