Compact crossword - The Scotsman 13/06/12

Published on 13/06/2012 00:00

Wednesday’s puzzle..

ACROSS

1 One going in quest of prey (8)

5 Tall (4)

9 More dismal (5)

10 Layer of rock (7)

11 Part of a black sky (12)

13 Keeps for future use (4,2)

14 Pleasantly optimistic (6)

17 Film of water droplets (12)

20 Turned into charged particles (7)

21 Marshy pine forest (5)

22 Orient (4)

23 Chilly spell (4,4)

DOWN

1 Tramp (4)

2 Ill-behaved (7)

3 Force 6 on Beaufort Scale (6,6)

4 South wind (6)

6 Opening passage (abbrev) (5)

7 Mugginess (8)

8 Fell as rain (12)

12 Thin transparent layer on cold road (5,3)

15 Strong feeling (7)

16 In the habit (4,2)

18 Roman date (5)

19 Moist (4)

Tuesday’s solution

Across: 1 Encamp, 4 Allege, 9 Undergo, 10 Solid, 11 Elegy, 12 Sleeper, 13 Consecrated, 18 Augment, 20 Deter, 22 Crave, 23 Violent, 24 Sedate, 25 Escape.

Down: 1 Educes, 2 Cadge, 3 Martyrs, 5 Lisle, 6 Eclipse, 7 Endure, 8 Consecutive, 14 On guard, 15 Arduous, 16 Lances, 17 Writhe, 19 Event, 21 Theta.