Compact Crossword - The Scotsman
ACROSS
1 Steeplechase rider (4-6)
7 Unopposed victory (8)
8 Principal (4)
9 Tactless remark (5)
10 Quiver (7)
12 Odds on a horse (8-5)
15 Small field for horses (7)
17 Theatrical (5)
20 ____ Minor, constellation (4)
21 Taking part in riding competitions (8)
22 Race leader (10)
DOWN
1 Spiritual knowledge (Hindu) (5)
2 Seek to reach (4,3)
3 Jazz dance (4)
4 Coach (8)
5 Town near Sandown Park (5)
6 Manoeuvre (6)
11 Consisting of distinct parts (8)
13 Nature (anag) (3-3)
14 Quick rapping sound (7)
16 Theatrical play (5)
18 Person in desperate straits (5)
19 In this place (4)
Tuesday’s solution
Across: 8 Foe, 9 Schedules, 10 Omega, 11 Decline, 12 Ties down, 14 Fund, 15 Able, 16 Maltreat, 20 Burundi, 21 Swarm, 23 Speedwell, 24 Hoe. Down: 1 Effort, 2 Here, 3 Island, 4 Shadow Cabinet, 5 Edict, 6 Altitude, 7 Ostend, 13 Enlarged, 15 Ambush, 17 Tussle, 18 Timber, 19 Snide, 22 Ache.