Compact crossword - The Scotsman 28/08/2012

Tuesday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Breakfast cereal (10)

8 Changed direction (7)

9 Composition (mus) (5)

10 Drive out (4)

11 Pant (4)

12 Cheek (coll) (3)

14 Pay no heed to (6)

15 Moneylender (6)

18 Twitch (3)

20 Comply with (4)

21 Suture (4)

23 Greek letter (5)

24 Idealistic (7)

25 Talking nonsense (10)

DOWN

1 A deep red colour (7)

2 Old Testament book (4)

3 Equivocated (6)

4 A bluish violet colour (8)

5 On a par with (5)

6 Combination (11)

7 Disposition (11)

13 Conceited (8)

16 Turning round and round (7)

17 Start anew (6)

19 Fish basket (5)

22 Evil god in Norse mythology (4)

Monday’s solution

Across: 7 Splash, 8 Hammer, 9 Head, 10 Ringtail, 11 Prince, 12 Edward, 14 Island, 17 Orange, 19 Cul-de-sac, 21 Goal, 22 Keeper,

23 If ever. Down: 1 Appear, 2 Gardenia, 3 Charge, 4 Whinge, 5 Smut, 6 Senior, 13 Wrangler, 15 Saucer, 16 Desert, 17 Orchid,

18 Grated, 20 Dupe.

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