Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 14/05/13

Tuesday’s puzzle...

Across

1 Government (6)

4 Have the funds (for) (6)

9 Gatherer (of corn, etc) (7)

10 Modify (5)

11 A special edition (5)

12 Clumsy (7)

13 Containers (11)

18 Gruesome (7)

20 Inscribe (5)

22 Shrewd (5)

23 Rambling rose (7)

24 With it (coll) (6)

25 Bombarded (6)

Down

1 Wish otherwise (6)

2 Outstanding (5)

3 Banal (7)

5 Bottle (5)

6 An atrocious act (7)

7 Mock (6)

8 Set the ball rolling (5,3,3)

14 Shut out (7)

15 Drug (7)

16 Collision (6)

17 Changed direction (6)

19 Mix together (5)

21 Disprove (5)

Monday’s solution

Across: 8 Cab, 9 Automated, 10 CHAPS, 11 Payment, 12 Pick-me-up, 14 Weed, 15 Brew, 16 No-frills, 20 Turmoil, 21 Virus, 23 Long since 24 Pie.

Down: 1 Icecap, 2 Abba, 3 Hansom, 4 Step out of line, 5 Emmys, 6 Ethereal, 7 Edited, 13 Clearing, 15 Bottle,

17 Review, 18 System, 19 House, 22 Rapt.

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