Compact crossword - The Scotsman 29/04/15

Wednesday’s puzzle
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ACROSS

1 Office worker (4,6)

7 Frothy dessert (8)

8 Straight line (4)

9 Thump (5)

10 Two-panel painting (7)

12 Northern Europeans (13)

15 Infringement in rugby (5-2)

17 Pungent (5)

20 Abel’s brother (4)

21 Paddling a boat (8)

22 Projectile (10)

DOWN

1 Nutria (5)

2 Aquatic bird (7)

3 Brass instrument (4)

4 Licensee (8)

5 Barely sufficient (5)

6 Metal container (3,3)

11 Spanish islander (8)

13 High-kicking dance (6)

14 Emblematic device (7)

16 Hebridean island (5)

18 Waterway (5)

19 Soon (4)

Tuesday’s solution

Grid M

Across: 8 Alb, 9 Corrected, 10 Pleat, 11 Sultana, 12 Restrain, 14 Skid, 15 Airy, 16 Agreed to, 20 Jamaica, 21 Balsa, 23 Resembled, 24 Awl.

Down: 1 Pamper, 2 Able, 3 Scoter, 4 Dressing table, 5 Deals, 6 Attacked, 7 Edward, 13 Stramash, 15 Adjure, 17 Embody, 18 Oracle, 19 Sigma, 22 Leak.

*Apologies for the mistake on Wednesday. These are the crosswords that should have gone online. Sorry again, Craig.