Compact crossword - The Scotsman 23/04/14
ACROSS
1 Where pedestrians can cross (10)
7 Outstrip (7)
8 Area of authority (5)
10 Colour (4)
11 Too often (anag) (8)
13 Fit for crop-growing (6)
15 Motionless (6)
17 My __, 1989 biographical film (4,4)
18 50 per cent (4)
21 Automaton (5)
22 Vibrato (7)
23 Greenhorn (10)
DOWN
1 Japanese bed (5)
2 Woodwind instrument (4)
3 Lowest part (6)
4 Irk (8)
5 Item of rubber footwear (7)
6 Soccer player (10)
9 On the croft (anag) (6,4)
12 Doomed (3-5)
14 Easily approachable (7)
16 Type at 3 down of page (6)
19 Astir (5)
20 Mexican dollar (4)
Tuesday’s solution
Across: 7 Craven, 8 Vandal, 9 Chic, 10 Overture, 11 Arcane, 12 Offend, 14 Creeds, 17 Sprout, 19 Indecent, 21 Rues, 22 Placid, 23 Risque.
Down: 1 Arthur, 2 Evacuate, 3 Undone, 4 Oviedo, 5 Knot, 6 Barren, 13 Fortress, 15 Rankle, 16 Speedy, 17 Saturn, 18 Useful, 20 Etch.