Compact crossword

Wednesday's puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Jul 2011, 21:43 BST
Updated 26th Jul 2011, 21:45 BST

ACROSS

1 Buy back (10)

7 Ruler (8)

8 Aid (4)

9 Undress (5)

10 Frozen floater (7)

12 Repayment (13)

15 Duty on real estate (4-3)

17 Serpent (5)

20 Old Indian coin (4)

21 Poor rate (anag) (8)

22 1p (5-5)

DOWN

1 Henhouse (5)

2 Bonus (7)

3 South African currency (4)

4 Ready money (4,4)

5 European in India (5)

6 Two-shilling piece (6)

11 Old European silver coin (8)

13 ____ Paige, singer (6)

14 Coining (7)

16 Male duck (5)

18 Currency unit of Denmark and Norway (5)

19 Sob (4)

Tuesday's solution

Across: 8 Erg, 9 Temperate, 10 Stiff, 11 Rescind, 12 Achieved, 14 Fair, 15 Pure, 16 Accident, 20 Espouse, 21 Dhoti, 23 Expletive, 24 Mob.

Down: 1 Red Sea, 2 Ugli, 3 Stifle, 4 Emergency exit, 5 Dense, 6 Badinage, 7 Fender, 13 Hornpipe, 15 Prefer, 17 Indeed, 18 Trilby, 19 Tuned, 22 Ohms.