Compact crossword - The Scotsman 02/10/13

ACROSS

1 Hearth (8)

5 Fame (4)

9 Disgrace (5)

10 Brother or sister (7)

11 English city (5-2-5)

13 Cube of bacon (6)

14 Experiments (6)

17 Severe afflictions (12)

20 Old Italian city (7)

21 One from SW USA (5)

22 Brad (4)

23 Heated anew (6-2)

DOWN

1 Quick (4)

2 Nuclear device (7)

3 Mean much (5,7)

4 Tyrant (6)

6 In being (5)

7 Poisoning from diseased rye (8)

8 Cursory remark (6,6)

12 Panicky state (4,4)

15 Joined (7)

16 Boatyard (6)

18 Metrical feet (5)

19 Cut with scissors (4)

Tuesday’s solution

Across: 1 Trance, 4 Wombat, 9 Rooster, 10 Taste, 11 Fresh, 12 Survive, 13 Complaining, 18 Caveats, 20 Terse, 22 Idaho, 23 Nurture, 24 Paeans, 25 Sledge.

Down: 1 Tariff, 2 Atone, 3 Catch up, 5 Oxter, 6 Bastion, 7 Teeter, 8 Trespassing, 14 Obviate, 15 Natural,

16 Scrimp, 17 Severe, 19 Adorn, 21 Round.