Compact crossword - The Scotsman

Monday’s puzzle
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Oct 2014, 00:51 BST
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ACROSS

8 Welcome (3)

9 Vanquish again (9)

10 Confuse (5)

11 Being born (7)

12 Addendum (8)

14 Deride (4)

15 Appear (4)

16 Empty words (8)

20 Ornamented (7)

21 Fact (5)

23 Easily roused (9)

24 _ __ carte (1,2)

DOWN

1 West African country (6)

2 Sheet of paper (4)

3 Catherine of _____ (6)

4 Sparkling (13)

5 Grind teeth (5)

6 Euro rate (anag) (5,3)

7 Scribe (6)

13 Unicellular organisms (8)

15 Solicitor (6)

17 Short oar (6)

18 Grassy plain (6)

19 Another time (5)

22 Rip (4)

Saturday‘s solution

Across: 1 Whist, 7 Flattery, 8 Laced, 10 Weaknesses, 12 Denounce, 14 Scum, 16 Bias, 17 Educated, 20 Auction off, 23 Fiend, 24 Overlook, 25 Adage.

Down: 1 Wilted, 2 Slew, 3 Flak, 4 Steep, 5 Persecute, 6 Gypsum, 9 Demur, 11 Unmatched, 13 Cad, 15 Scoff, 16 Beacon, 18 Dawdle, 19 Silly, 21 Nook, 22 Find.