Compact crossword - The Scotsman 12/07/2012

Published on 12/07/2012 03:24

Thursday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Indoor plant (10)

7 A large water-boa (8)

8 Tanks (4)

9 Outshine (5)

10 Vernacular (7)

12 Bewilderment (13)

15 Sudden inclination to act (7)

17 Conclude (5)

20 A fool (4)

21 Exceptional person (4,4)

27 Rail travellers (10)

DOWN

1 Purloin (coll) (5)

2 Stakes (7)

3 Unpleasantly moist (4)

4 Terminals (8)

5 Disentangle (5)

6 Plaster (6)

11 Condemns (8)

13 Gilt or bronzed metallic ware (6)

14 Sustainable (7)

16 Extremist (5)

18 Is entitled to (5)

19 Market-place (4)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 1 Practice, 5 Plus, 9 Makes, 10 Perfect, 11 Man of letters, 13 Update, 14 Frigid, 17 Return ticket, 20 Nominal, 21 Altar,

22 Lost, 23 Property. 
Down: 1 Puma, 2 Awkward, 3 Testosterone, 4 Cupola, 6 Liege, 7 Set aside, 8 Writer’s cramp, 12 Quirinal,

15 Greater, 16 Staler, 18 Times, 19 Prey.