Compact crossword - The Scotsman 24/05/12
ACROSS
7 Promote (coll) (4)
8 Atmospheric conditions (8)
9 Predicament (5)
10 Pulverised (7)
12 A narrow spouting stream (3)
13 Consequently (9)
16 Wide lower tidal parts of riveras (9)
17 Catch on (coll) (3)
19 Raise the spirits (7)
21 Give a superficial lustre to (5)
23 Someplace (8)
24 Fissure (4)
DOWN
1 Overpraises (8)
2 Gemstone (5)
3 Hire out (3)
4 Card game (9)
5 Escapes (4,3)
6 Swelling on the eyelid (4)
11 Honed (9)
14 Speaks fluently (5,3)
15 Disparage (3,4)
18 Renown (5)
20 Yearn (for) (4)
22 Mustered (3)
Wednesday’s solution
Across: 1 Side-by-side, 7 Ariadne, 8 Neath, 10 Kaka, 11 Straiten, 13 Orchid, 15 Chichi, 17 Agar-agar, 18 Lash, 21 Krill, 22 Doeskin, 23 Blow-by-blow.
Down: 1 Stink, 2 Dodo, 3 Breath, 4 Sunbathe, 5 Drastic, 6 Back-to-back, 9 Hand-in-hand, 12 Disallow, 14 Cranial, 16 Mayday, 19 Askew, 20 Bell.