Compact crossword - The Scotsman 03/04/14
ACROSS
1 Miserable (8)
5 A coarse file (4)
9 Domain (5)
10 Highly-seasoned sausage (7)
11 Avoiding (4-8)
13 Reluctant (6)
14 Overrun (6)
17 Took a turn for the worse (12)
20 Landlocked African country (7)
21 US state (5)
22 Boy’s name (4)
23 Twists and turns (8)
DOWN
1 A literary or musical composition (4)
2 Shifty (7)
3 In due proportion (12)
4 Stir up (6)
6 An excuse for failure (coll) (5)
7 Turned over the soil (8)
8 Reparation (12)
12 A musical instrument (8)
15 Run-of-the-mill (7)
16 Down in the dumps (6)
18 Discernment (5)
19 A large amount (4)
Wednesday’s solution
Across: 1 Conspiracy, 7 Right off, 8 Iron, 9 Leapt, 10 Peckish, 12 Search warrant, 15 Ethanol, 17 Usury, 20 Arms, 21 Template, 22 Underworld.
Down: 1 Crime, 2 No-hoper, 3 Plot, 4 Rifleman, 5 Clink, 6 Poison, 11 Throttle, 13 Extort, 14 Rustler, 16 Arson, 18 Rated, 19 Smew.