Compact crossword

Thursday's puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 25th May 2011, 20:37 BST
Updated 25th May 2011, 20:39 BST

ACROSS

7 Crooked (coll) (4)

8 Perturbed (8)

9 Criminal (5)

10 Proposition (7)

12 A large marble (3)

13 Terrible (9)

16 A brown or yellow quartz (9)

17 Saying (3)

19 The science of language (7)

21 A working party (5)

23 Spanish city (8)

24 Summit (4)

DOWN

1 A type of rum (8)

2 Razor sharpener (5)

3 Uncooked (3)

4 Pay no attention to (9)

5 Gigantic (7)

6 King of the gods in Greek mythology (4)

11 Seize (someone) from behind and force forwards (4-5)

14 Unexpectedly (8)

15 Of the first rank (7)

18 On the same footing (5)

20 Unit of currency in Iran (4)

22 Go off course (3)

Wednesday's solution

Across: 1 Touch-judge, 7 Offside, 8 Doric, 10 Vest, 11 Nebraska, 13 Repeat, 15 Mid-leg, 17 Innocent, 18 Trad, 21 Nonet, 22 Glasgow, 23 Penalty try.

Down: 1 Tiffs, 2 Unit, 3 Heeled, 4 Underpin, 5 Girasol, 6 Conversion, 9 Charge down, 12 Calcutta, 14 Penance, 16 Knight, 19 Rugby, 20 Pact.