Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 13/05/13

Monday’s puzzle...

Across

8 Driver’s compartment (3)

9 Machine-driven (9)

10 13,19,9,11,18 (1,1,1,1,1)

11 Discharge of a debt (7)

12 Tonic (4-2-2)

14 Unwanted plant (4)

15 Make beer (4)

16 Without superfluous additions (2-6)

20 Tumult (7)

21 Venom (5)

23 Enclosing (anag) (4,5)

24 Tart (3)

Down

1 White mountain top (6)

2 NT name for Father (4)

3 Horse-drawn 8 (6)

4 Depart from usual course of action (4,3,2,4)

5 TV awards (US) (5)

6 Heavenly (8)

7 Revised (6)

13 Proving not guilty (8)

15 Glass vessel (6)

17 Survey (6)

18 Method (6)

19 Home (5)

22 Carried away (4)

Saturday’s solution

Across: 1 Whole, 7 Pasadena, 8 Sling, 10 Elementary, 12 Diatribe, 14 Stun, 16 Dash, 17 Keep step, 20 Fracturing, 23 Trick,

24 Cheering, 25 Upset. Down: 1 Wasted, 2 Lane, 3 Calm, 4 Faint, 5 Devastate, 6 Canyon, 9 Glory, 11 Nauseated, 13 Bye,

15 Spent, 16 Defect, 18 Packet, 19 Storm, 21 Rant, 22 Grip.