Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 31/05/13
Across
7 Not excitable (13)
9 Intertwined (7)
10 Sponge (5)
11 Flat (4)
12 Employing (5)
16 Fashion (5)
17 Resembling (4)
21 Roasting framework (3-1-1)
22 ________-upon-Tweed (7)
23 Honest (4-3-6)
Down
1 Wine seller (7)
2 Stretched over (7)
3 Broil (5)
4 Decamp (7)
5 Dwelling-place (5)
6 Flat (5)
8 Untroubled (11)
13 One of the same rank (7)
14 Alike (7)
15 Interjector (7)
18 Behind (5)
19 Woven band (5)
20 Middle Easterner (5)
Thursday’s solution
Across: 1 Reducing, 5 Lash, 9 Basil, 10 Chimera, 11 Contradicted, 13 Yelled, 14 Astern, 17 Apothecaries, 20 Sceptre, 21 Irony, 22 Stew, 23 Interest. Down: 1 Ruby, 2 Despoil, 3 Call the shots, 4 Nectar, 6 Avert, 7 Hoarding, 8 Civil Service, 12 Bypasses, 15 Eyesore, 16 Screen, 18 Oxeye, 19 Cyst.