Compact crossword - The Scotsman 13/02/14
ACROSS
1 Bribery (10)
7 Put an end to (7)
8 Prize (5)
9 Free from pride (4)
10 Includes (8)
13 A lump of gold (6)
14 Associate with (6)
17 Stemmed from (8)
18 Girl’s name (4)
21 Motionless (5)
22 Take possession of (7)
23 Indefatigable (10)
DOWN
1 Strangle (5)
2 Bankrupt (4)
3 Unfasten (6)
4 Pulling power (8)
5 Applause (7)
6 Sabre-rattlers (10)
9 Instrument panels (10)
12 Complete collapses (8)
14 An igneous rock (7)
16 Mastermind (6)
19 Shed (feathers, etc) (5)
20 Church recess (4)
Wednesday’s solution
Across: 7 Nero, 8 Nitrogen, 9 Ranch, 10 Oneself, 12 Nib, 13 Nutriment, 16 Never mind, 17 NNW, 19 Pattern, 21 Nappy, 23 Nonsense, 24 No-no.
Down: 1 Negative, 2 Notch, 3 NNE, 4 Itinerant, 5 Noisome, 6 Nell, 11 Submarine, 14 Ninepins, 15 Neatest, 18 Nanny, 20 Anon, 22 Ben.