Compact crossword - The Scotsman 05/07/2012

Published on 05/07/2012 00:00

Thursday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Not working (3,2,5)

7 Burn unsteadily, as a flame (7)

8 Summoned (5)

10 Quality of sound (4)

11 Arguments (8)

13 Insect (6)

15 Divulge (6)

17 Public records (8)

18 Prohibition (4)

21 Girl’s name (5)

22 Raise in status (7)

23 Remain at home (4,6)

DOWN

1 Constellation (5)

2 Capture (4)

3 Command not to (6)

4 Went over the main points again (8)

5 Sanction (7)

6 Unconventional (3-3-4)

9 Proscribed (10)

12 The armed forces (8)

14 Detail (7)

16 Perplex (6)

19 A type of antelope (5)

20 A citrus fruit (4)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 7 Cosh, 8 Peekaboo, 9 Skunk, 10 Atelier, 12 Sty, 13 Augmented, 16 Womankind, 17 Ash, 19 Anglify, 21 Chord, 23 Bedazzle, 24 Long.

Down: 1 Cockatoo, 2 Rhone, 3 Opt, 4 Sentiment, 5 Sapling, 6 Wove, 11 Buck’s fizz, 14 Enshrine, 15 Tableau, 18 Chill, 20 Neep, 22 Fez.