Compact crossword - The Scotsman 10/12/14

Wednesday’s puzzle
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ACROSS

1 German spa town (5-5)

7 Stories about middle-class people (3,5)

8 Grasp (4)

9 Suffer (5)

10 Unrecognised (7)

12 Duplicity (6-7)

15 Pertaining to fever (7)

17 Break violently (5)

20 Strange (4)

21 Green tag (3-5)

22 Completely covering the floor (4-2-4)

DOWN

1 Commence (5)

2 Agitate (7)

3 Prohibited area (2-2)

4 Truant (8)

5 Royal burgh near Forres (5)

6 Situation which benefits both parties (3-3)

11 Expression of surprise (4,4)

13 Corresponding uniquely (3-3)

14 Latin American dance (7)

16 Spanish wine (5)

18 Odour (5)

19 Toy (2-2)

Tuesday’s solution

Across: 8 Far, 9 Direction, 10 Aggro, 11 Go to pot, 12 Emission, 14 Arid, 15 Pall, 16 Stampede, 20 Erratic, 21 Feint, 23 Spaghetti, 24 Fir.

Down: 1 Of late, 2 Brag, 3 Odious, 4 Prognosticate, 5 Acute, 6 Disperse, 7 United, 13 Ill treat, 15 Please, 17 Muffin, 18 Entire, 19 Itchy, 22 Iffy.