Compact crossword - The Scotsman

Friday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Oct 2011, 02:52 BST

ACROSS

1 Spanish council (5)

7 Australian state (8)

8 Greek island (5)

10 Ability to direct (10)

12 Celestial (8)

14 Heavy blow (4)

16 Santa _____, capital of Tenerife (4)

17 Canadian boatman (8)

20 As an obsession (2,3,5)

23 Dig (5)

24 New York borough (8)

25 Dangerous feat (5)

DOWN

1 Jesus’s earthly father (6)

2 Implement (4)

3 and 4 Hurricane (9)

5 Gabriel, eg (9)

6 Instrumentalist (6)

9 Number of deadly sins (5)

11 Estimation (9)

13 Zodiacal sign (3)

15 Psalmist (5)

16 Bing _______, singer and actor (6)

18 _______ the Bruce (6)

19 Streams (5)

21 Welsh resort (4)

22 Subsequent (4)

Thursday’s solution

Across: 7 Rule, 8 Etcetera, 9 Abbot, 10 Journal, 12 Peg, 13 Coalition, 16 Skinflint, 17 Keg, 19 Bog down, 21 Frail, 23 Eminence, 24 Punt.

Down: 1 Outbreak, 2 Decoy, 3 Leg, 4 Schooling, 5 Iterate, 6 Aria, 11 Following, 14 Obedient, 15 Anodyne, 18 Crypt, 20 Ohms, 22 Beg.