Compact crossword - The Scotsman 24/01/2015

Saturday’s puzzle....

Satruday's puzzle.

ACROSS

7 Having too many people (13)

9 A school or association (7)

10 Coral island (5)

11 Discourteous (4)

12 Motive (5)

16 Lukewarm (5)

17 Insincere talk (4)

21 A small role in a play, etc (5)

22 Each and everyone (7)

23 Propagation (13)

DOWN

1 Magic (7)

2 Confine (7)

3 Overturn (5)

4 Purify (7)

5 Bad mood (5)

6 A short pictorial poem (5)

8 Quibble (11)

13 Spanish guitarist (1893-1987) (7)

14 Brusque (7)

15 Remaining (7)

18 Latitude (5)

19 Early Christian pulpits (5)

20 A local regulation (2-3)

Friday’s solution

Across: 1 Abyss, 4 Glitz, 10 Unarm, 11 Jew’s ear, 12 Rotatory, 13 Yowl, 15 Enzyme, 17 Nod off, 19 Dump, 20 Hijacker, 23 Cleared, 24 Idiot, 25 Vinyl, 26 Otter.

Down: 2 Boast, 3 Sometime, 5 Lawn, 6 Tremolo, 7 Quarterdeck, 8 Fjord, 9 Proliferate, 14 Moralist, 16 Zambezi, 18 Windy, 21 Knife, 22 X-ray.