WELCOME to scotsman.com's Scottish Business Briefing. Every morning we bring you a comprehensive round-up of all news affecting business in Scotland today. Thought I'd half of each (4) Soften the blow? Most of its leaves will have gone by the end of autumn (8) Turn out to be in error about a point (4) He acts in a virtuous way (6) Very much the opposite (6) Point has a need to be put differently (6) Sea air? Game is a Southern game (4) Jutted most noticeably (5,3) How to learn to dance in stages (4,2,4) Place to view, we hear (4) Freedom from care for a body of men (10) Perhaps every church includes one (4) Loyal toast drunk in hock, presumably (6) Go the rounds? Possibly face up to a hot drink (3,2,3) Point to a shed that's close (4) Describing one who was his own master? Allow no openings for substitutes (4-4) They're written in eastern and southern states (6) But an electrician longs to find them (6) Thus duplicated, it's mediocre (2-2) Lowers the standard, perhaps (4) Heroic (4) Infuriate (10) Discarded (8) Bogus (4) Mean (6) Brand (6) Fate (6) Omen (6) Soon (4) Petition (8) Trickery (10) Rave (4) Walker (10) Yield (4) Worthless (6) Card suit (6) Sauce (8) Appear (4) High esteem (10) Appoint (8) Supposition (6) Cunning (6) Too (4) Across: 7 Utter; 8 Realist; 9 Oppress; 10 Event; 12 Opposition; 15 Improbable; 18 Tulip; 19 Eternal; 21 Contend; 22 Bleat. Down: 1 Out of joint; 2 Steps; 3 Free; 4 Fresco; 5 Material; 6 Nigeria; 11 Tenability; 13 Prompter; 14 Opulent; 16 Amends; 17 Onset; 20 Elba. Across: 7 Nurse; 8 Economy; 9 Eminent; 10 Emend; 12 Speechless; 15 Expository; 18 Taint; 19 Retract; 21 Raucous; 22 Cargo. Down: 1 Internment; 2 Train; 3 Fete; 4 Settle; 5 Together; 6 However; 11 Dissection; 13 Position; 14 Optimum; 16 Thrash; 17 Carry; 20 Tact.