Compact crossword - The Scotsman 1/12/2011
ACROSS
1 Great sorrow (10)
7 Cloudy (8)
8 A Muslim title (4)
9 Rascal (5)
10 Narrow-minded (7)
12 Direct notice (to) (4,9)
15 Judicial investigation (7)
17 Checks (5)
20 Take one’s breath away (4)
21 Drink (8)
22 Recruitment agency (4-6)
DOWN
1 Harbour (5)
2 Appearance (7)
3 Amphibian (4)
4 Kept (8)
5 A friend (Sp) (5)
6 City in Texas (6)
11 Flag (8)
13 Factors (6)
14 Traveller (7)
16 Stove (5)
18 Prickly shrub (5)
19 South American country (4)
Wednesday’s solution
Across: 1 Burglary, 5 Stir, 9 Thief, 10 Prudent, 11 Manslaughter, 13 Ageing, 14 Ampere, 17 Misdemeanour, 20 Treacle, 21 Delta,
22 Oily, 23 Stay-bolt.
Down: 1 Bute, 2 Reigate, 3 Life sentence, 4 Repeat, 6 Theft, 7 Returned, 8 Judgement-day, 12 Palmetto,
15 Equal to, 16 Detect, 18 Steal, 19 Vast.