Compact crossword 06/06/2011

Today's puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Jun 2011, 19:58 BST
Updated 5th Jun 2011, 20:22 BST

ACROSS

7 Roundabout course (6)

8 Showy flower (6)

9 Ezra (anag) (4)

10 Leather from young cattle (8)

11 Elaborately adorned (6)

12 Countrified (6)

14 Breathe audibly (6)

17 With hands on hips (6)

19 Felt loss (anag) (4-4)

21 Whirled (4)

22 East African (6)

23 Unit for measurement of distance of stars (6)

DOWN

1 Ozone (3-3)

2 Area included (8)

3 Divine agency (6)

4 Costumier (6)

5 Without (French) (4)

6 Florentine family (6)

13 Cutting instrument (8)

15 Jinx (6)

16 Paradisiacal (6)

17 Slanting (6)

18 Sultanate in Borneo (6)

20 Rip (4)

Saturday's solution

Across: 1 Vague, 4 Graft, 10 Rapid, 11 Lanyard, 12 Clears up, 13 Dodo, 15 Saloon, 17 Usurer, 19 Iago, 20 Geranium, 23 Natural, 24 Grain, 25 Drags, 26 Athos. Down: 2 Ample, 3 Underdog, 5 Rend, 6 Flavour, 7 Processions, 8 Clout, 9 Adjournment, 14 Escargot, 16 Lighter, 18 Reply, 21 Idaho, 22 Crag.