Compact crossword - The Scotsman 09/11/2012

Published on 09/11/2012 00:00

Friday’s puzzle...

Across

1 Trunk (5)

7 Citizen (8)

8 Cover (5)

10 Style that’s reverting to an earlier style (10)

12 East African country (8)

14 Perfumed powder (4)

16 Kitty (4)

17 Nevertheless (5,3)

20 Amount of material processed (10)

23 Infatuated (5)

24 Pecuniary (8)

25 Glide over ice (5)

Down

1 Tripod (6)

2 Pace (4)

3 Huge (4)

4 Dowager (5)

5 Before birth (9)

6 Health centre (6)

9 Manor (anag) (5)

11 Trapping (9)

13 8 across, 7 across, 24 across, 16 across (1,1,1)

15 First appearance (5)

16 Shrine in Portugal (6)

18 Living-room (6)

19 Set of rooms (5)

21 Strenuous (4)

22 Nail (4)

Thursday’s solution

Across: 7 Teak, 8 Reflects, 9 Solid, 10 Allegro, 12 Dry, 13 Crocodile, 16 Depressed, 17 Cry, 19 Grenade, 21 Argot, 23 Sorceror, 24 Wary. Down: 1 Resource, 2 Skein, 3 Pry, 4 Afflicted, 5 Beheads, 6 Stir, 11 Crusaders, 14 Larboard, 15 Orinoco, 18 Frown, 20 Rood, 22 Try.