Compact crossword - The Scotsman 19/10/2012

Published on 19/10/2012 00:00

Friday’s puzzle...

ACROSS


7 Additional (13)

9 Advantage (7)

10 Type of infection (5)

11 Road levy (4)

12 Home (5)

16 Let (5)

17 Proficient (4)

21 Worth (5)

22 Barrel for fuel (3-4)

23 Impossible to know (8,5)

DOWN

1 Underwater contour line (7)

2 Pin (7)

3 Precipice (5)

4 Rascally (7)

5 Imaginary being (5)

6 Bike (5)

8 Science of weather (11)

13 Military unit (7)

14 Ended prematurely (7)

15 Matisse (anag) (3-4)

18 Smudge (5)

19 Town near Tilbury in Essex (5)

20 Funeral song (5)

Thursday’s solution

Across: 1 Abridged, 5 Dour, 9 Culls, 10 Lingers, 11 Experimental, 13 Endure, 14 Oppose, 17 Carpet-beetle, 20 Inspect, 21 Italy,

22 Ease, 23 Progress. Down: 1 Arch, 2 Relaxed, 3 Disheartened, 4 Eclair, 6 Overt, 7 Resulted, 8 Interpreting, 12 Describe,

15 Oil-cake, 16 Obiter, 18 Risks, 19 Byes.