Compact Crossword

Published on Thursday 1 July 2010 10:05

Monday's Puzzle

ACROSS

1 Three-masted vessel (6)

4 Old style of architecture (6)

9 Part of a ship's rigging (7)

10 Boat or ship (5)

11 Muslim leader (5)

12 Funeral procession (7)

13 Take up implement for mooring ship (5,6)

18 Most illustrious (7)

20 Oarsman (5)

22 Lift up (5)

23 Antique (7)

24 Light boat (6)

25 Double_ , (bus) (6)

DOWN

1 Ancient vessel (6)

2 Toothed rack (5)

3 Joining (7)

5 Take place (5)

6 Sailors' call to exertion (5-2)

7 Small sailing-boat (6)

8 Trading ship (11)

14 Receding sea (7)

15 Welsh rowing-boat (7)

16 At least (6)

17 Author (6)

19 Treen (anag) (6)

21 Badly damaged ship (5)

Saturday's solution

Across: 1 Peruse, 4 Usurer, 9 Rupee, 10 Opossum, 11 Ida, 12 Regulated, 13 Settles down, 18 Anchorage, 21 Tau, 22 Amiable, 23 Dress, 24 Suffer, 25 Twists. Down: 1 Permit, 2 Replace, 3 Swear, 5 Spoiled, 6 Reset, 7 Remedy, 8 Congregated, 14 Trouble, 15 Withers, 16 Naiads, 17 Fusses, 19 Chief, 20 Endow.