Compact crossword - The Scotsman 10/04/14

Thursday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Apr 2014, 04:33 BST

ACROSS

1. Nonsense (coll) (10)

7. Sensible (7)

8. Beneath (5)

10. Refer to (4)

11. Shopkeeper (8)

13. Lay in wait (6)

15. An academic (6)

17. Fund managers (8)

18. West African country (4)

21. Waste away (5)

22. Ready to work (2,5)

23. French palace (10)

DOWN

1. Make a difference (5)

2. Attracted (4)

3. Shrivel up (6)

4. Instituted (8)

5. Maverick (7)

6. Wondered (10)

9. Large breed of dog (10)

12. Small birds of prey (8)

14. Everyday (7)

16. Sign of the zodiac (6)

19. Accumulate (5)

20. A jewel (4)

Wednesday’s solution:

Across: 7 Turn, 8 Iniquity, 9 Agile, 10 Obscene, 12 Ark, 13 Tobermory, 16 Navigator, 17 Zip, 19 Orinoco, 21 Drift, 23 Adelaide, 24 Auld.

Down: 1 Bulgaria, 2 Uncle, 3 Jig, 4 Wimbledon, 5 Succumb, 6 Eton, 11 Monarchic, 14 Rainfall, 15 Pianola, 18 Great, 20 Rude, 22 Vex.