Compact crossword, The Scotsman 02/06/2012

Saturday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Jun 2012, 01:00 BST

ACROSS

1 Banter (5)

4 Destroy (5)

10 Force out (5)

11 Somewhat hungry (7)

12 Deal out (8)

13 Object of worship (4)

15 Cavorted (6)

17 Rule (6)

19 Begrudging (4)

20 Break (8)

23 In lieu of (5)

24 Rascal (6)

25 Showing malice (5)

26 Untied (5)

DOWN

2 Looks forward to (5)

3 Wavered (8)

5 Make fun of (4)

6 To grow long and slender (7)

7 A police station or barracks (Fr) (11)

8 Convulsion (5)

9 Two-timer (11)

14 Musical composition (8)

16 Takes up residence (5,2)

18 Unrefined (5)

21 Persuades (5)

22 Tear asunder (4)

Friday’s solution

Across: 7 Alligator pear, 9 Sea-pink, 10 Melon, 11 Mast, 12 Koala, 16 Jaffa, 17 Guam, 21 Magog, 22 Negated, 23 Seville orange.

Down: 1 Satsuma, 2 Cleanse, 3 Again, 4 Bramble, 5 Jelly, 6 Prune, 8 Take offence, 13 Tangelo, 14 Sultana, 15 Smidgen, 18 Amuse,

19 Ogive, 20 Aggro.