Compact crossword - The Scotsman 22/05/2013

Wednesday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Town south-east of Glasgow (10)

7 Synthetic fibre (7)

8 Cloth from flax (5)

10 Ringer (4)

11 Bestowal (anag) (8)

13 Basket-making fibre (6)

15 Scratched (6)

17 Porcelain (8)

18 Distorted (4)

21 Illuminated (3,2)

22 Boring made for extracting petroleum (3,4)

23 Nearly completely (6,4)

DOWN

1 Fresco (5)

2 Inform (4)

3 Enliven (6)

4 Surprised expression (4,4)

5 Medieval weapon (7)

6 __________ beauty, butterfly (10)

9 Worthless person (4-2-4)

12 Most memorable part (4,4)

14 Boxer (7)

16 Dismal (6)

19 Mournful sound (5)

20 Depressed (4)

Tuesday’s solution

Across: 7 Crunch, 8 Oregon, 9 Idle, 10 Limerick, 11 Sector, 12 Thwart, 14 Banner, 17 Feeble,

19 Sanguine, 21 Kind, 22 Demure, 23 Corner. Down: 1 Grudge, 2 Unbeaten, 3 Choler,

4 Commit, 5 Rear, 6 Concur, 13 Wreckers, 15 Amazed, 16 Railed, 17 Fierce, 18 Linger, 20 Glum.