Compact crossword

7 N, S, E or W (8,5)

9 Of earthquakes (7)

10 Aviator (5)

11 Roman poet (4)

12 Colloquialism (5)

16 Small curved lake (5)

17 Metric weight (abbrev) (4)

21 Duct (5)

22 Imaginary line round earth (7)

23 0 (5,8)

Down

1 Skating exhibition (3-4)

2 Treeless plain (7)

3 Informal word for a male stranger (5)

4 Bath at mineral resort (3,4)

5 Meadow (5)

6 Country (5)

8 Canterbury or York (11)

13 Extolled (7)

14 Plait (7)

15 Abounding flow (7)

18 Picture of scenery (5)

19 Undo clothes (5)

20 Quito (anag) (5)

Thursday's solution:

Across: 1 Heartens, 5 Card, 9 Basic, 10 Rooting, 11 Take your time, 13 Tremor, 14 Treble, 17 Out of control, 20 Gold Cup, 21 Unite, 22 Real, 23 Feckless.

Down: 1 Hibs, 2 Assuage, 3 Ticket office, 4 Narrow, 6 Alibi, 7 Doggerel, 8 Horror-struck, 12 Stronger, 15 Bromide, 16 Couple, 18 Tulsa, 19 Keys.