Compact crossword - 06/02/2013

Wednesday’s puzzle...

Across

1 Ella _____________, jazz singer (10)

7 Mingle (8)

8 Face (slang) (4)

9 Fasten one’s trousers (3,2)

10 Predatory hawk (7)

12 Boxing (13)

15 German city (7)

17 Generally accepted truth (5)

20 Zeal (4)

21 Agitated (2,1,5)

22 Of the study of animals (10)

DOWN

1 Toadstools (5)

2 Police (informal) (3,4)

3 Brolly (4)

4 Small place near Kelso (8)

5 Bolivian city (2,3)

6 Lemon-like fruit (6)

11 Authoritative (8)

13 Leered (anag) (6)

14 Label on windscreen (3,4)

16 Paved area (5)

18 Blackbird (5)

19 Spasm (4)

Tuesday’s solution

Across: 8 Ago, 9 Continent, 10 Rifle, 11 Hearsay, 12 Contempt, 14 Enid, 15 Sage, 16 Splendid, 20 Literal, 21 Angus, 23 Constance, 24 Ado. DOWN: 1 Fabric, 2 Doff, 3 Accede, 4 In the pipeline, 5 Vital, 6 Reasoned, 7 Stayed, 13 Negating, 15 Select, 17 Erased, 18 Despot, 19 Trite, 22 Glad.