Compact crossword

Published on Wednesday 1 July 2009 19:02

Thursday's puzzle

ACROSS

1 Bringing charges against (8)

5 Musical instrument (4)

9 Shade of colour (5)

10 Wailing female fairy (7)

11 Worked in association with (12)

13 Root vegetable (6)

14 Lie next to (6)

17 Relating to a selfeducated person (12)

20 Make insane (7)

21 Fish akin to the turbot (5)

22 Resound (4)

23 Respectful (8)

DOWN

1 New Testament book (4)

2 Frankness (7)

3 Fascinating (12)

4 People of great wealth (6)

6 Large meat-plate (5)

7 Begging (8)

8 Not able to be rooted out (12)

12 Old style of high jump (8)

15 Mouth-like opening (7)

16 Hold fast (6)

18 Portable electric lamp (5)

19 Fool (4)

Wednesday's solution

Across: 1 Cappuccino, 7 Cried off, 8 Gown, 9 Latte, 10 Instant, 12 Decaffeinated, 15 Promise, 17 Irish, 20 Disc, 21 Abruptly, 22 Cafe au alit.

Down: 1 Circa, 2 Plectra, 3 Upon, 4 Cafe noir, 5 Night, 6 Twinge, 11 Offstage, 13 Earwig, 14 Agrippa, 16 Mocha, 18 Splat, 19 Urdu.