Compact crossword - The Scotsman 29/11/2012

Published on 29/11/2012 00:00

Thursday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 League (10)

7 Within reach (8)

8 Subdued light (4)

9 Trifle (5)

10 Leave behind (7)

12 Infringement (13)

15 Excellence (7)

17 A cornfield plant (5)

20 Aperture (4)

21 Pierce through (8)

22 Enlists compulsorily (10)

DOWN

1 Milk-cart (5)

2 Scorn (7)

3 Precious stone (4)

4 Shakes like a leaf (8)

5 Musical instrument (5)

6 Late Baroque style (6)

11 Stirs things up (8)

13 Russian currency unit (6)

14 Appears (5,2)

16 Game of chance (5)

18 Carries on (5)

19 Animal’s den (4)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 1 Passer-by, 5 Head, 9 Remus, 10 Charlie, 11 Entrepreneur, 13 Martin, 14 Coptic, 17 Ecclesiastic, 20 Sultana, 21 Lille,

22 Dean, 23 Selector. Down: 1 Pere, 2 Seminar, 3 Ex-serviceman, 4 Biceps, 6 Ellie, 7 Dietrich, 8 Mademoiselle, 12 Immersed,

15 Triplet, 16 Pirate, 18 Celia, 19 Seer.