Compact crossword - The Scotsman 22/05/2013
ACROSS
1 Town south-east of Glasgow (10)
7 Synthetic fibre (7)
8 Cloth from flax (5)
10 Ringer (4)
11 Bestowal (anag) (8)
13 Basket-making fibre (6)
15 Scratched (6)
17 Porcelain (8)
18 Distorted (4)
21 Illuminated (3,2)
22 Boring made for extracting petroleum (3,4)
23 Nearly completely (6,4)
DOWN
1 Fresco (5)
2 Inform (4)
3 Enliven (6)
4 Surprised expression (4,4)
5 Medieval weapon (7)
6 __________ beauty, butterfly (10)
9 Worthless person (4-2-4)
12 Most memorable part (4,4)
14 Boxer (7)
16 Dismal (6)
19 Mournful sound (5)
20 Depressed (4)
Tuesday’s solution
Across: 7 Crunch, 8 Oregon, 9 Idle, 10 Limerick, 11 Sector, 12 Thwart, 14 Banner, 17 Feeble,
19 Sanguine, 21 Kind, 22 Demure, 23 Corner. Down: 1 Grudge, 2 Unbeaten, 3 Choler,
4 Commit, 5 Rear, 6 Concur, 13 Wreckers, 15 Amazed, 16 Railed, 17 Fierce, 18 Linger, 20 Glum.