Compact crossword - The Scotsman 07/04/2014

Monday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

7 Savoury Indian snack (6)

8 Coloured with a native pigment (6)

9 Welsh soup (4)

10 Rice dish (8)

11 Moisten (6)

12 Cream cake (6)

14 Stew (6)

17 Confection (6)

19 Slices of buttered bread (8)

21 Gumbo (4)

22 Torn skin (6)

23 Strobe (anag) (6)

DOWN

1 Pawpaw (6)

2 Ice confection (8)

3 Gingerbread (6)

4 Frankfurter (6)

5 Clarified butter (4)

6 Mother __. RC nun (6)

13 Type of Indian cooking (8)

15 Rainbow colour (6)

16 Dessert (6)

17 Church split (6)

18 Concurred (6)

20 Large quantity (4)

Saturday’s solution

Across: 1 Acorn, 4 Shame, 10 Rivet, 11 Regular, 12 Sultanas, 13 Baku, 15 Mutate, 17 Vandal, 19 Toil, 20 Progress, 23 Opulent,

24 Idiom, 25 Beryl, 26 Belay. Down: 2 Civil, 3 Retracts, 5 Hugs, 6 Mallard, 7 Presumption, 8 Bream, 9 Troublesome, 14 Sanguine, 16 Tribute, 18 Prate, 21 Erica, 22 Rely.