Compact crossword - The Scotsman 20/02/15

ACROSS

1 Spasmodic (5)

4 Eric _, (George Orwell) (5)

10 Fulcrum (5)

11 Woollen cloth (7)

12 Unique person (4,4)

13 Toy (2-2)

15 Stately pleasure dome in ‘Kubla Khan’ (6)

17 Formal warning (6)

19 Go (4)

20 Seven-sided figure (8)

23 Extreme pain (7)

24 Oranges and lemons (5)

25 Italian composer (5)

26 Polish monetary unit (5)

DOWN

2 Young eel (5)

3 Capital of Nepal (8)

5 German song (4)

6 Annoying (7)

7 Fairly correct (11)

8 Bill _, one of the ‘Goodies’ (5)

9 Unlucky (11)

14 Awful set (anag) (8)

16 Spanish region (7)

18 VII (5)

21 Haggard (5)

22 £ (5)

Thursday’s solution

Across: 1 Deployment, 7 Schooner, 8 Wont, 9 Graph, 10 Tiny tot, 12 Characterised, 15 Egghead, 17 Usher, 20 Clot, 21 Blunders, 22 Adventures.

Down: 1 Decor, 2 Prosper, 3 Owns, 4 Martinet, 5 No way, 6 Undone, 1 Scrabble, 13 Haggle, 14 Insider, 16 Hated, 18 earls, 19 Bust,