Compact crossword - The Scotsman 19/04/2014
ACROSS
7 At first glance (2,3,4,2,2)
9 A proposition to be proved (7)
10 Incompetent (5)
11 Irritate (4)
12 Margins (5)
16 Person under age (5)
17 Best sellers (4)
21 Righteous (5)
22 A lightly smoked herring (7)
23 Avocado (9,4)
DOWN
1 Writhe (7)
2 Shakespearean character (7)
3 Nucleus (5)
4 Contrived (7)
5 Make a bid (5)
6 Condition (5)
8 Warfare (5,6)
13 Lay waste (7)
14 Songs (7)
15 Money-lenders (7)
18 False accusation (5)
19 Boring tool (5)
20 Remorseful (5)
Friday’s solution
Across: 1 Jolly, 4 Axing, 10 Union, 11 Realist, 12 Calamine, 13 Toga, 15 Fading, 17 Wahine, 19 Erse, 20 Menacing, 23 Zeroing, 24 Grain, 25 Yeast, 26 Pesto.
Down: 2 Oriel, 3 Liniment, 5 X-ray, 6 Nairobi, 7 Quick-freeze, 8 Bring, 9 Steam engine, 14 Harangue, 16 Deserve, 18 Verge, 21 Inapt, 22 Kiss.