Compact crossword - The Scotsman 02/07/12

Published on 02/07/2012 00:00

Monday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

7 Cream cake (6)

8 Cloak (6)

9 Tie (4)

10 Gaming-table attendant (8)

11 Excessively (6)

12 With clumps (6)

14 Individually (6)

17 Bow (6)

19 Take part in an aquatic sport (5-3)

21 Slab of clay (4)

22 Gun tower (6)

23 Latent (anag) (6)

DOWN

1 Heavy gun (6)

2 Quiet treatment (4-4)

3 Uproar (6)

4 Young shoot (6)

5 Bargain (4)

6 Clever scheme (6)

13 Prophesy (8)

15 Misbehave (4,2)

16 Substitute (6)

17 Printed cotton cloth (6)

18 Salty (6)

20 Light fawn (4)

Saturday’s solution

Across: 1 Ashen, 4 Usual, 10 Verve, 11 Eritrea, 12 Rhetoric, 13 Vast, 15 Evokes, 17 Groyne, 19 Reef, 20 Brand new, 23 Noisome, 24 Aster, 25 Skelp, 26 Study.

Down: 2 Serve, 3 Eyesores, 5 Skit, 6 Already, 7 Overbearing, 8 Befit, 9 Earthenware, 14 Transact, 16 Obelisk, 18 Pries, 21 Noted, 22 Cowl.