Compact crossword

Published on Friday 3 July 2009 19:05

Saturday's puzzle

ACROSS

1 Mitigate (5)

4 Supplemented (5)

10 Gatekeeper's cottage (5)

11 Generous (7)

12 Official approval (8)

13 Knock out (4)

15 Call for additional item in a performance (6)

17 Move round (6)

19 Sea-bird (4)

20 A French card game (8)

23 Exceptional (7)

24 Strict vegetarian using no animal products at all (5)

25 Harden (5)

26 Looks into that which is private (5)

DOWN

2 Mark or emblem showing rank, etc (5)

3 Value greatly (8)

5 Obligation (4)

6 Unpredictable in behaviour (7)

7 Confound (coll) (11)

8 Hold onto (5)

9 Hidden (11)

14 Find out (8)

16 Bring together (7)

18 In good time (5)

21 Rascal (5)

22 Arrange in an orderly way (4)

Friday's solution:

Across: 7 Evocativeness, 9 Triumph, 10 Until, 11 Tail, 12 Trust, 16 Froth, 17 Will, 21 Rehab, 22 Nomadic, 23 Whistle-blower.

Down: 1 Testate, 2 Codicil, 3 Magma, 4 Bequest, 5 Death, 6 Psalm, 8 Inheritance, 13 Probate, 14 Die down, 15 Placard, 18 Crown, 19 Choir, 20 Smile.