Compact crossword - The Scotsman 20/08/14
ACROSS
1 City in NW England (10)
7 Earnest petition (8)
8 Large boat (4)
9 Artificial waterway (5)
10 Perform on stage (4,3)
12 Taking too long (4-9)
15 Insult openly (7)
17 Town in NE Scotland (5)
20 Japanese mountain (4)
21 Continental (8)
22 Legislative body (10)
DOWN
1 Italian Grand Prix venue (5)
2 Recite (7)
3 Rime (4)
4 Small telescope (8)
5 Try (5)
6 Tetragonal mineral (6)
11 Cumberland huntsman (4,4)
13 A flowing in (6)
14 Pasty (4,3)
16 Indian vegetable dish (5)
18 Banquet (5)
19 _ Major, constellation (4)
Tuesday’s solution
Across: 8 Mar, 9 Greengage, 10 Angle, 11 On the go, 12 Round off, 14 Bile, 15 Rude, 16 Disabled, 20 Corinth, 21 Locum, 23 Propellor, 24 Far.
Down: 1 Impair, 2 Frog, 3 Agreed, 4 Get off lightly, 5 Units, 6 Material, 7 Devote, 13 Underdog, 15 Recipe, 17 Allure, 18 Demure, 19 Onset, 22 Cuff.