Compact crossword - The Scotsman 10/04/2012

Published on 10/04/2012 00:00

Tuesday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Resembles (10)

8 Supple (7)

9 Parcel out (5)

10 Not a thing (4)

11 Blunder (coll) (4)

12 Large cask (3)

14 Leak (6)

15 Fleet of ships (6)

18 Flap (3)

20 Stuff (4)

21 Surrounded by (4)

23 Lowest point (5)

24 Relaxes (7)

25 Inflammation of the skin (10)

BOLD

1 Poison (7)

2 Poke (with a stick, etc) (4)

3 American wild cat (6)

4 Climbs up with difficulty (8)

5 A striking effect (5)

6 Undercover (11)

7 Make uniform (11)

13 Range of opinions, etc (8)

16 Futile (7)

17 Hammer (6)

19 Move (5)

22 Innkeeper (4)

Monday’s solution

Across: 7 Bypass, 8 Laid up, 9 Rook, 10 Received, 11 Wether, 12 Divest, 14 Rector, 17 Recipe, 19 Infra dig, 21 Rand, 22 Landau, 23 Nugget.

Down: 1 Bygone, 2 Backchat, 3 Usurer, 4 Sliced, 5 Mini, 6 Rupees, 13 Vicarage, 15 Ennead, 16 Radius, 17 Regina, 18 Ponder, 20 Ride.