Compact crossword - The Scotsman 19/06/12

Published on 19/06/2012 00:53

Tuesday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

7 Quake (6)

8 Salad plant (6)

9 Flightless bird (4)

10 Circumspect (8)

11 Alcove (6)

12 Leave off (6)

14 Cloak (6)

17 Impudent (6)

19 Shot in the arm (8)

21 In order (4)

22 Outside covering (6)

23 Room to manoeuvre (6)

DOWN

1 Hurt by unkind words (6)

2 About to happen (8)

3 Ranks (6)

4 Shut (6)

5 Affirm (4)

6 Departure (6)

13 Taken aback (8)

15 True-to-life (6)

16 Panegyric (6)

17 Stir (6)

18 Captivate (6)

20 Armour (4)

Monday’s solution

Across: 1 Barbary ape, 8 Acrobat, 9 Aruba, 10 Beeb, 11 Barb, 12 Bib, 14 Relate, 15 Bought, 18 Per, 20 Moab. 21 Boor, 23 Limbo, 24 Baronet, 25 Barbershop.

Down: 1 Barbell, 2 Ruby, 3 Actual, 4 Yearbook, 5 Plumb, 6 Barber’s pole, 7 Barbiturate, 13 Atom-bomb, 16 Grown-up, 17 Barber, 19 Rumba, 22 Arch.