Compact crossword - The Scotsman 01/09/2012
Saturday’s puzzle...
ACROSS
1 Use with skill (5)
7 Rooster (8)
8 Matriculate (5)
10 A brightly coloured bird (10)
12 Sailors’ dance (8)
14 Symbol (4)
16 Deal with successfully (4)
17 Heinous act (8)
20 Fraught with danger (10)
23 Stave off (5)
24 Letters (8)
25 Genres (5)
DOWN
1 Unfortunate creature (6)
2 Regard (4)
3 Expansive (4)
4 A flock of wild geese (5)
5 Inflammation of the joints (9)
6 Old coin (6)
9 Proceeds with difficulty (5)
11 Foretelling (9)
13 Mine (3)
15 Spurious (5)
16 Metal (6)
18 Surrenders (6)
19 Squander (5)
21 Wild goat (4)
22 Remain (4)
Friday’s solution:
Across: 1 Behind, 4 Closed, 9 Doors, 10 Aintree, 11 Cor, 12 Yom Kippur, 13 Stool-pigeon, 18 Affirming, 21 The, 22 Morning, 23 After, 24 Rhythm, 25 Groyne.
Down: 1 Bodice, 2 Hoofrot, 3 Nasty, 5 Landing, 6 Strip, 7 Dreary, 8 Palm Springs, 14 Ogreish, 15 Outstay, 16 Farmer, 17 George, 19 Ferry, 20 Glair.