Compact crossword - The Scotsman 16/08/2012

Published on 16/08/2012 00:00

Thursday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

7 Girdle (4)

8 Enlivens (8)

9 Worry (coll) (5)

10 Easily broken (7)

12 Obstruct (3)

13 Vanish into thin air (9)

16 Enrolled (soldiers, etc) (9)

17 Also (3)

19 Cut glass (7)

21 West African country (5)

23 String instrument (8)

24 Lock-up (4)

DOWN

1 A European capital (8)

2 Gem (5)

3 Remote (3)

4 Broke up (9)

5 Unit of artillery (7)

6 Rind (4)

11 Preventable (9)

14 Touchable (8)

15 Holy war (7)

18 Maid-servant (5)

20 Ramble (4)

22 Consequence (3)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 1 Just the job, 7 Squeeze, 8 Erica, 10 Up to, 11 Coronary, 13 Artery, 15 Bypass, 17 Isometry, 18 Oban, 21 Nkomo,

22 Polenta, 23 Fever pitch. Down: 1 Joust, 2 Seed, 3 The box, 4 Eye to eye, 5 Okinawa, 6 Osculation, 9 Abyssinian,

12 Gruesome, 14 Twosome, 16 Crop up, 19 Bunch, 20 Glut.