Compact crossword - The Scotsman 29/12/2011

Thursday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 29th Dec 2011, 00:00 BST

Across

1 Dispersing (10)

7 Uniforms (8)

8 Masticate (4)

9 Campaign trail (US) (5)

10 Defrauds (7)

12 Type of butterfly (8-5)

15 Stashing away (7)

17 Next to (5)

20 Symbol (4)

21 Makes large profits (6,2)

22 A nautical knot (10)

Down

1 Advance guard (5)

2 Endeavour (7)

3 Domesticated (4)

4 Made up one’s mind (8)

5 Recess (5)

6 Divulge (6)

11 Highest point (8)

13 Equip (6)

14 Exclamation of praise to God (7)

16 A stock-farm in the US (5)

18 Tipsy (5)

19 Eyeglass (4)

Wednesday’s solution:

Across: 1 Tailpipe, 5 Iowa, 9 Radon, 10 Santa Fe, 11 Rags-to-riches, 13 Orally, 14 Enhalo, 17 Philadelphia, 20 Swahili, 21 Loose, 22 Root, 232 Constant.

Down: 1 Tarn, 2 Indiana, 3 Pennsylvania, 4 Pastor, 6 Omagh, 7 Aversion, 8 Indianapolis, 12 Composer, 15 Arizona, 16 Mexico, 18 Idaho, 19 Bent.