Compact crossword - The Scotsman 27/01/15

Tuesday’s puzzle.....

ACROSS

7 Make good (6)

8 Pilots (6)

9 Greek cheese (4)

10 Hanger-on (8)

11 Damage (6)

12 Taxes (6)

14 Severe (6)

17 Highly decorated (6)

19 Employed (8)

21 Part of the eye (4)

22 Attack (6)

23 Aim at (6)

DOWN

1 Buy back (6)

2 African desert (8)

3 Seemly (6)

4 Walk the beat (6)

5 A Malay dagger (4)

6 Bravery (6)

13 Front line (8)

15 Irritable (6)

16 Sampled (6)

17 At work (2,4)

18 Ancient Greek city (6)

20 Decoy (4)

Monday’s solution:

Grid C

Across: 1 Paddle boat, 8 Optical, 9 Coypu, 10 Naff, 11 Love, 12 Nil, 14 Fillip, 15 Nought, 18 Gaz, 20 Zero, 21 Taxi, 23 Ruler, 24 Nothing, 25 Shearwater.

Down: 1 Pitiful, 2 Duck, 3 Lollop, 4 Bachelor, 5 Aryan, 6 Round figure, 7 Pull strings, 13 Pizzeria, 16 Glacier, 17 Erenow, 19 Zilch, 22 Stot.