Compact crossword - The Scotsman 10/11/12

Published on 10/11/2012 02:07

Saturday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Discount (6)

4 Pancakes (6)

9 African river (5)

10 Receive warmly (7)

11 A drowned valley (geol) (3)

12 Walked a beat (9)

13 Point of view (11)

18 Amazed (9)

21 Pinch (3)

22 Believe credulously (7)

23 The white of an egg (5)

24 Mislead (6)

25 Listen (to) (6)

DOWN

1 Past history (6)

2 Dressing (7)

3 A body of soldiers (5)

5 Erases (4,3)

6 Gem (5)

7 Unchanging (6)

8 Grows calmer (7,4)

14 Rundown (7)

15 Old-fashioned (7)

16 Grouped together (6)

17 Managed without (6)

19 Search (5)

20 Finger (5)

Friday’s solution

Across: 1 Torso, 7 National, 8 Inter, 10 Postmodern, 12 Tanzania, 14 Talc, 16 Fund, 17 After all, 20 Throughput,

23 Taken, 24 Monetary, 25 Skate.

Down: 1 Trivet, 2 Step, 3 Vast, 4 Widow, 5 Antenatal, 6 Clinic, 9 Roman, 11 Ensnaring, 13 IMF, 15 Debut, 16 Fatima, 18 Lounge, 19 Suite, 21 Hard, 22 Tack.