Compact crossword - The Scotsman 02/08/2012

Thursday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Aug 2012, 01:00 BST

ACROSS

1 Lawful (10)

7 Lavish (7)

8 Criticise excessively (5)

10 Cause to heel over (naut) (4)

11 East European capital (8)

13 Owe allegiance to (6)

15 Leaving (6)

17 Sealed (8)

18 Move about (4)

21 Have cold feet (5)

22 Non-native (7)

23 Scientist who studies the stars (10)

DOWN

1 Plunders (5)

2 Oversupply (4)

3 Ancient Egyptian city (6)

4 Pledge as security for debt (8)

5 Bakery item (3-4)

6 Entranced (10)

9 Bursars (10)

12 Bring about (8)

14 Big cat (7)

16 Warm-hearted (6)

19 More domesticated (5)

20 Swindle (4)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 7 Abel, 8 Bone up on, 9 Cease, 10 Dioxide, 12 Eta, 13 Fancy that, 16 Graveyard, 17 Hay, 19 “Ivanhoe”, 21 Jimmy,

23 Keenness, 24 Lose. Down: 1 Objector, 2 Plush, 3 ABC, 4 Insincere, 5 Quixote, 6 Mood, 11 Lazybones, 14 Alarmist, 15 Evening, 18 Filly, 20 View, 22 Ask.