Compact crossword - The Scotsman 03/06/15

ACROSS

7 Spoken (4)

8 The Granite City (8)

9 Attach (5)

10 Recipe (7)

12 Dull greyish-brown horse (3)

13 Nerviness (anag) (9)

16 Auld Reekie (9)

17 D (3)

19 Rangers’ city (7)

21 Capital of Western Australia (5)

23 City on River Forth (8)

24 Frog-like creature (4)

DOWN

1 Deep (8)

2 __ City, football team (5)

3 Bird of the crow family (3)

4 Become tense (3,2,4)

5 Resolute (7)

6 Fervent devotion (4)

11 Lung infection (9)

14 Ghostly (8)

15 Rations (anag) (2,1,4)

18 trivial (5)

20 Tardy (4)

22 Ovum (3)

Tuesday’s solution

Across: 1 Upside-down, 8 Verdict, 9 Run on, 10 Riga, 11 Merc, 12 Hat, 14 Hatred, 15 Decent, 18 Hit, 20 Tyro, 21 Spot, 23 Lease, 24 Magneto, 25 Blunderers.

Down: 1 Upright, 2 Skit, 3 Dither, 4 Directed, 5 Winch, 6 Over-the-hill, 7 Institution, 13 Yestreen, 16 Express, 17 Gramme, 19 Trail, 22 Ague.