Compact crossword - The Scotsman

Thursday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 20th Oct 2011, 01:00 BST

ACROSS

1 East European capital (8)

5 Homeless person (4)

9 Freight (5)

10 Strong grass (7)

11 Confusion (12)

13 Pungent (6)

14 Celibate (6)

17 Not questioned (12)

20 Drifting (7)

21 Marked time (5)

22 Effortless (4)

23 Strikes while the iron is hot (5,3)

DOWN

1 Man about town (4)

2 River in the Lake District (7)

3 Reproduces abundantly (12)

4 Stabilise (6)

6 Consent (5)

7 Border (8)

8 Fearful (12)

12 Stubborn (8)

15 Furtiveness (7)

16 Largest US state (6)

18 French writer (1913-60) (5)

19 Irritable (4)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 1 Jump-jockey, 7 Walkover, 8 Head, 9 Gaffe, 10 Vibrate, 12 Starting-price, 15 Paddock, 17 Stagy, 20 Ursa, 21 Eventing, 22 Pacesetter.

Down: 1 Jhana, 2 Make for, 3 Jive, 4 Carriage, 5 Esher, 6 Tactic, 11 Discrete, 13 Tea-urn, 14 Ratatat, 16 Drama, 18 Goner, 19 Here.