Compact crossword - The Scotsman 24/02/15

Tuesday’s puzzle
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Feb 2015, 00:00 BST

ACROSS

7 Lethargy (6)

8 Lords it over (6)

9 Frustrate (4)

10 Penalising (8)

11 Bureau (6)

12 Horrified (6)

14 Stretch (6)

17 Competitors (6)

19 German wine (8)

21 Precious stone (coll) (4)

22 A Swiss summer house (6)

23 Offer (6)

DOWN

1 Powerful (6)

2 Riches (8)

3 A cup (6)

4 East African country (6)

5 Run away (4)

6 Ovens (6)

13 Hanging in the air (8)

15 Dilemma (6)

16 Cute (6)

17 Entitlements (6)

18 A small cupboard (6)

20 Grain store (4)

Monday’s solution

Grid C

Across: 1 Seamstress, 8 Ampulla, 9 Snafu, 10 Boom, 11 Town, 12 Rat, 14 Rotten, 15 Gunner, 18 Och, 20 INXS, 21 Amen, 23 Keith, 24 Desktop, 25 Publishing.

Down: 1 Support, 2 Able, 3 Season, 4 Resinous, 5 Stair, 6 “Jabberwocky”, 7 Guttersnipe, 13 Zenithal, 16 Name-tag, 17 Exodus, 19 Haiku, 22 Asti.