Compact crossword - The Scotsman 21/02/15
ACROSS
7 Woodwind instrument (6,7)
9 Disconnected (7)
10 Very pale (5)
11 Quaintly pleasing (4)
12 Obscenity (5)
16 Commonplace (5)
17 Boyfriend (4)
21 Truism (5)
22 Breathtaking (7)
23 Downturn (13)
DOWN
1 Make headway (7)
2 US city (7)
3 Dashing fellow (5)
4 A type of strong grass (7)
5 A mountain shelter (5)
6 Foolish (5)
8 West African country (7,4)
13 Set aside (7)
14 Tuneful (7)
15 Large serving dishes (7)
18 Behindhand (5)
19 A song (5)
20 A large conifer (5)
Friday’s solution
Grid B
Across: 1 Jerky, 4 Blair, 10 Pivot, 11 Doeskin, 12 Rara avis, 13 Yo-yo, 15 Xanadu, 17 Caveat, 19 Move, 20 Heptagon, 23 Torture, 24 Fruit, 25 Verdi, 26 Zloty.
Down: 2 Elver, 3 Katmandu, 5 Lied, 6 Irksome, 7 Approximate, 8 Oddie, 9 Unfortunate, 14 Wasteful, 16 Navarre, 18 Seven, 21 Gaunt, 22 Quid.