Compact crossword - The Scotsman 30/03/13

Saturday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Bluish-grey colour (6)

4 Nearer (6)

9 A hill range (5)

10 Capitalise on (7)

11 Scheduled (3)

12 Block of flats (9)

13 Battles (11)

18 Unsafe (9)

21 Repent of (3)

22 Distinguish (4,3)

23 A brownish-green colour (5)

24 Appeared (6)

25 Modifies (6)

DOWN

1 Procession (6)

2 A freshwater duck (7)

3 Outcome (5)

5 Small city in Wyoming (7)

6 Uncomprising (5)

7 Put up a fight (6)

8 From that time on (11)

14 Windflower (7)

15 A rotary motor (7)

16 Endorses (6)

17 Chops off (6)

19 Alcove (5)

20 Impair (5)

Friday’s solution

Across: 1 Stock, 7 Exchange, 8 Run-up, 10 Malt liquor, 12 Amicable, 14 FTSE, 16 Feat, 17 Zodiacal, 20 Reconsider, 23 Share, 24 Flamenco, 25 Empty.

Down: 1 Strata, 2 Chum, 3 Exit, 4 Choir, 5 Injustice, 6 Degree, 9 Papaw, 11 Financial, 13 Loo, 15 Times, 16 Far-off, 18 Lively, 19 Index, 21 Itch, 22 Rhum.