Compact crossword - The Scotsman 17/12/12

Monday’s puzzle...

By The Newsroom

Published 17th Dec 2012, 01:44 BST

ACROSS

7 Covert (6)

8 Timetable (6)

9 Catch (4)

10 Risk (8)

11 Mountaineering tool (3,3)

12 Gadget (anag) (6)

14 American card-game (6)

17 Thin film on teeth (6)

19 Protein in connective tissue (8)

21 Dismal (4)

22 Knapsack (6)

23 Ultimate goal (3-3)

DOWN

1 Alfresco meal (6)

2 Pedometer (8)

3 Sternutation (6)

4 Outlaw (6)

5 Streak (4)

6 Stick (6)

13 Older relatives (8)

15 Imaginary places (6)

16 Betroth (6)

17 Think over (6)

18 Unmanageable (6)

20 Part of the ear (4)