Compact crossword - The Scotsman 09/09/2014
ACROSS
7 Ruler of feudal Japan (6)
8 Hard to understand (6)
9 Wreck (4)
10 Decoration (8)
11 Virtuous (6)
12 Painter (1775-1851) (6)
14 Expert (6)
17 Contest (6)
19 Sovereignty (8)
21 Deaden (4)
22 Relating to finance, etc (6)
23 Abstract (6)
DOWN
1 Songbird (6)
2 Worried (coll) (8)
3 Wrecked (6)
4 Woodwind instrument (6)
5 Fragrant healing ointment (4)
6 A pear-shaped acid fruit (6)
13 Jogged the memory (8)
15 An ideal state (6)
16 Small amount (6)
17 Awning (6)
18 Oxter (6)
20 Hankering (4)
Monday’s solution
ACROSS: 1 Damp-course, 8 Arousal, 9 See to, 10 Town, 11 Ha-ha, 12 Fan, 14 Asylum, 15 Grater, 18 Mob, 20 Gaol. 21 Grot, 23 Newel, 24 Curtain, 25 Drawbridge.
DOWN: 1 Doorway, 2 Mast, 3 Cellar, 4 Upstairs, 5 Shelf, 6 Part payment, 7 Cornerstone, 13 Bungalow, 16 Terrace, 17 Boxcar, 19 Bower, 22 Grid.