Compact crossword

Published on Thursday 25 June 2009 19:02

Friday's puzzle

ACROSS

1 Small rodent (5)

7 Electronic calculator (8)

8 Badge of honour (5)

10 On screen it indicates an error (7,3)

12 More jaundiced(8)

14 Folder (4)

16 Bread rolls (4)

17 Omission of implied word (8)

20 Not easily excited (10)

23 Supple (5)

24 Wound film back (8)

25 hit high into the air (5)

DOWN

1 Recall (6)

2 Luncheon-meat (4)

3 Stud (4)

4 File formats in digital photography (abbrev) (5)

5 Shortest and thickest (9)

6 Beatrix (dim) (6)

9 Sour fruit (5)

11 On which papers can be held firmly (9)

13 Long fish (3)

15 Dot (5)

16 Show resentment (4.2)

18 and 19These drapes (anag) (11)

21 So be it (4)

22 Storage device (4)

Thursday's solution:

Across: 7 Coil, 8 Placates, 9 Spits, 10 Alleges, 12 Orb, 13 Debatable, 16 Advertise, 17 Ego, 19 Strange, 21 Flute,

23 Aberrant, 24 Neon.

Down: 1 Compared, 2 Slate, 3 Spa, 4 Palliasse, 5 Cateran, 6 Mete, 11 Pentagram, 14 Legation, 15 Repairs,

18 Plant, 20 Tuba, 22 Ate.