Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 05/04/13

Friday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Apr 2013, 03:05 BST

Across

7 Forestry (13)

9 Plant of the clover genus (7)

10 Tortilla chip (5)

11 Pile of hay (4)

12 Island near Coll (5)

16 Gather from field after harvesting (5)

17 Garden implement (4)

21 Twirl (5)

22 As a charge for safekeeping (2,5)

23 Vegetable patch (7,6)

DOWN

1 Grassland (7)

2 Non-attendance (7)

3 Sweeping-brush (5)

4 Ornamental pot for seedlings, etc (7)

5 Loose material to enrich soil (5)

6 Put plant in larger container (5)

8 Production by tillage (11)

13 Smudgy (7)

14 Capital of Cameroon (7)

15 Mesh to protect plants (7)

18 Post (5)

19 Act of 8 down (5)

20 Corn stalks (5)

Thursday’s solution

Across: 1 Conspire, 5 Mayo, 9 Peril, 10 Asinine, 11 Cut-and-thrust, 13 Leeway, 14 Antrim, 17 Constituents, 20 Revenue, 21 Scene, 22 Spry, 23 Emanated. Down: 1 Cope, 2 Nurture, 3 Pull a fast one, 4 Rwanda, 6 Adieu, 7 Overtime, 8 Within reason, 12 Placards, 15 Retreat, 16 Stream, 18 Never, 19 Heed.