Compact crossword - The Scotsman 10/07/2012

Published on 10/07/2012 03:49

Tuesday’s puzzle...

Across

1 Takes soundings (6)

4 Get to the bottom of (6)

9 Leading figure (7)

10 Cads (coll) (5)

11 A conifer (5)

12 Commotion (7)

13 West African country (6,5)

18 Accumulate (7)

20 That is (Latin) (5)

22 A Greek epic poem (5)

23 Greek letter (7)

24 A food-grain (6)

25 Courage (6)

DOWN

1 To pound (6)

2 Predominant (5)

3 Talk nonsense (7)

5 Loathe (5)

6 Square dance (US) (7)

7 Bodily strength (6)

8 Contrivance (11)

14 Unkind feeling (3-4)

15 Large building (7)

16 Splinter group (6)

17 Point of view (6)

19 Invest with (5)

21 A white heron (5)

Monday’s solution

Across: 8 Aah, 9 Banqueted, 10 Crypt, 11 Doziest, 12 Expertly, 14 Feed, 15 Gory, 16 Hesitant,

20 Inertia, 21 Jived, 23 Koala bear, 24 Lit Down: 1 Gauche, 2 Whey, 3 Obiter, 4 Unadulterated,

5 Fuzzy, 6 Etcetera, 7 Edited, 13 Parmesan, 15 Glinka, 17 Injury, 18 To date, 19 Straw, 22 Vale