Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 06/08/13
Across
1 Hollow (6)
4 Vital spirit (6)
9 Public performer (7)
10 Girl’s name (5)
11 Affray (5)
12 A short pastoral poem (7)
13 Mild analgesic drug (11)
18 Keeps quiet (4,3)
20 Middle-distance runner (5)
22 Freshwater fish (5)
23 Small nail (3-4)
24 A root vegetable (6)
25 One of the knights of the Round Table (6)
Down
1 Spells (6)
2 Crucial (5)
3 A small piece of mosaic (7)
5 Grow longer (5)
6 Hold fast (5,2)
7 In high spirits (6)
8 Be revenged (3,4,4)
14 A type of barometer (7)
15 Country in eastern Europe (7)
16 Type of overcoat (6)
17 Fragmented (6)
18 A Formula One team (5)
21 Animal of the camel family (5)
Monday’s solution
Across: 8 Lad, 9 Versatile, 10 Panic, 11 Digital, 12 Yachting, 14 Gnaw, 15 Disc, 16 Keenness, 20 Compact, 21 Video, 23 Formatted, 24 DVD.
Down: 1 Floppy, 2 Eden, 3 Avocet, 4 Trading estate,
5 Laugh, 6 Pittance, 7 Below, 13 Cashmere, 15 Decaff, 17 Nevada, 18 Shoddy, 19 Naval, 22 Dido.