Compact crossword - The Scotsman 21/03/14

ACROSS

1 Condiment (5)

4 Lassies (5)

10 Harbour (5)

11 Musical conductor (7)

12 Of food, small (8)

13 Newborn child (4)

15 Hot root (6)

17 Lively (6)

19 Top-class (4)

20 Spring flowers (8)

23 Shetland town (7)

24 Undercut of beef (5)

25 Peel off (5)

26 Frightening (5)

DOWN

2 Swivel (5)

3 Box (8)

5 Mountain goat (4)

6 Holy Roman Emperor (7)

7 New York City (3,3,5)

8 Astonish (5)

9 Office workers (4,7)

14 Definite (8)

16 Breathing hole (7)

18 Hooded jacket (5)

21 Of the sun (5)

22 Dagger (4)

Thursday’s solution

Across: 1 Glitterati, 7 Esoteric, 8 Crew, 9 Looms, 10 Scatter, 12 Cross one’s mind, 15 Edition, 17 Stubs, 20 Espy, 21 Imposing, 22 Stretchers.

Down: 1 Gusto, 2 Isthmus, 3 Tarn, 4 Ricochet, 5 Tacit, 6 Demean, 11 Colonise, 13 Radish, 14 Matisse, 16 Tryst, 18 Bends, 19 Spec.