Compact crossword - The Scotsman 31/12/11

Saturday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 31st Dec 2011, 07:49 BST

ACROSS

7. Wet behind the ears (13)

9. Private room (7)

10. Farewell (5)

11. Boy’s name (4)

12. Conclude (5)

16. Warning light (5)

17. Thick slice of cake, etc (4)

21. Amulet (5)

22. Take pains (7)

23. Intransigence (13)

DOWN

1. Not here (7)

2. Go off the track (7)

3. Malevolence

4. Overdue (7)

5. Pungent (5)

6. Hatred (5)

8. Recompensed (11)

13. Nod off (7)

14. Strike very hard (coll) (7)

15. Side by side (7)

18. Room for action (5)

19. A measuring apparatus (5)

20. Defends successfully

Friday’s solution

Across: 1 Bribe, 2 Bobby, 10 Rebus, 11 Brigade, 12 Indebted, 13 Able, 15 Bedside, 17 Bad Egg, 19 Abbe, 20 Abeyance, 23 Enabled, 24 Amble, 25 Dhobi, 26 Derby

Down: 2 Robed, 3 Busybody, 5 Obit, 6 Bramble, 7 Trailblazer, 8 Abbey, 9 Beleaguered, 14 Babyface, 16 Sabbath, 18 Abide, 21 Nabob, 22 Club