Compact crossword - The Scotsman 27/09/2012
ACROSS
1 Admission of guilt (10)
7 Guilty party (7)
8 Put off to another time (5)
19 Prevalent (4)
11 Repercussion (8)
13 Obstruct (6)
15 Old French colony in North America (6)
17 Parts of a broken set (8)
18 Charitable donations (4)
21 Push (5)
22 Italian painter (7)
23 Tenacious (10)
DOWN
1 Spiritual leader of Islam (5)
2 Informer (coll) (4)
3 Byes, etc (6)
4 Close friend (coll) (4-4)
5 Without ceremony (7)
6 Indecently abusive (10)
9 Trial performances (10)
12 Indolence (8)
14 Innkeeper (7)
16 Tempests (6)
19 Lowest degree (5)
20 Church recess (4)
Wednesday’s solution
Across: 7 Wipe, 8 The slate, 9 Clean, 10 Affront, 12 Eco, 13 Galloping, 16 Inflation, 17 Egg, 19 Grapple, 21 Waste, 23 Disposal,
24 Unit. Down: 1 Billycan, 2 Relax, 3 Eta, 4 Bedfellow, 5 Old rope, 6 Sten, 11 Tasteless, 14 Night air, 15 Slip-ups, 18 Vague, 20 Raid, 22 Elm.