Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 13/06/14
ACROSS
1 and 4, 17 and 19 (5-5)
10 Showy display (5)
11 Ancient Assyrian
capital (7)
12 Waterfall (8)
13 Shellfish (4)
15 On the other side (6)
17 Positive aspect (6)
19 Low (4)
20 Slanting line (8)
23 Slide (7)
24 South American
palm (5)
25 Speed and rhythm (5)
26 Away (5)
DOWN
2 Young bird of prey (5)
3 Mocker (8)
5 Vases (4)
6 Italian composer (7)
7 Goods (11)
8 Intuitive faculty (5)
9 Royal steward (11)
14 Small telescope (8)
16 Untanned leather (7)
18 Bran (5)
21 Pried (5)
22 Large boat (4)
Thursday’s solution
Across: 1 Choristers, 7 Criteria,
8 Away, 9 Allow, 10 Certain, 12 Don’t
mention it, 15 Educate, 17 Purse,
20 Step, 21 Whatever, 22 Eradicated.
Down: 1 Carol, 2 Outpost, 3 Inro,
4 Travesty, 5 React, 6 Tahiti,
11 Bestowed, 13 On duty, 14 Opulent,
16 Caper, 18 Spend, 19 Talc.