Compact crossword - The Scotsman 09/12/14
ACROSS
8 Remote (3)
9 Guidance (9)
10 Belligerence (coll) (5)
11 Fall apart (2,2,3)
12 Discharge (8)
14 Parched (4)
15 Become dull (4)
16 Headlong rush (8)
20 Inconsistent (7)
21 A pretence (5)
23 Type of pasta (9)
24 A conifer (3)
DOWN
1 Recently (2,4)
2 Card game (4)
3 Hateful (6)
4 Foretell (13)
5 Sharp (5)
6 Scatter (8)
7 Of one mind (6)
13 Abuse (3-5)
15 Satisfy (6)
17 Tea-cake (6)
18 Complete (6)
19 Hankering (after) (5)
22 Up in the air (coll) (4)
Monday’s solution:
Across: 1 Status, 4 Attune, 9 Rhondda, 10 Watch, 11 Night, 12 Service, 13 London pride, 18 Imposed, 20 Pedal, 22 Steel, 23 Guitars, 24 Oyster, 25 Legacy.
Down: 1 String, 2 Along, 3 Updated, 5 Tower, 6 Untried, 7 Echoed, 8 Cats and dogs, 14 Oppress, 15 Riptide, 16 Fiasco, 17 Flashy, 19 Salve, 21 Drama.