Compact crossword - The Scotsman 01/08/12

Wednesday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Aug 2012, 04:14 BST

ACROSS

7 Son of Adam (4)

8 Collect information (4,2,2)

9 Finish (5)

10 Do dixie (anag) (7)

12 Greek H (3)

13 Well I never (5,4)

16 Burial-ground (9)

17 Dried grass (3)

19 Novel by Sir Walter Scott (7)

21 See you _ (5)

23 Eagerness (8)

24 Mislay (4)

DOWN

1 Protester (8)

2 Luxurious (5)

3 Alphabet (1,1,1)

4 Pretentious (9)

5 Don _____, knight-errant (7)

6 One’s frame of mind (4)

11 Idler (9)

14 Scaremonger (8)

15 Smoothing (7)

18 Young mare (5)

20 Watch television (4)

22 Inquire (3)

Tuesday’s solution

Across: 1 Habitation, 8 Recount, 9 Blear, 10 Brow, 11 Pall, 12 Tau, 14 Ersatz, 15 Stroll, 18 Alb, 20 Girn, 21 Keys, 23 India,

24 Stardom, 25 Heretofore.

Down: 1 Hectors, 2 Blur, 3 Titian, 4 Tabulate, 5 Overt, 6 Problematic, 7 Troublesome, 13 Stagnate,

16 Overdue, 17 Presto, 19 Budge, 22 Faro.