Compact crossword - The Scotsman 22/04/14

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22/04/14

Tuesday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Cowardly (6)

8 Hooligan (6)

9 Fashionable (4)

10 Musical composition (8)

11 Mysterious (6)

12 Transgress (6)

14 Systems of belief (6)

17 New growth (6)

19 Obscene (8)

21 Feels shame over (4)

22 Tranquil (6)

23 Off-colour (6)

DOWN

1 Boy’s name (6)

2 Clear out troops, etc (8)

3 Destroyed (6)

4 Spanish city (6)

5 A snipe-like shore bird (4)

6 Unproductive (6)

13 Citadel (8)

15 Get one’s goat (6)

16 Fleet of foot (6)

17 Planet (4)

18 Functional (6)

20 Engrave (4)

Monday’s solution

Across: 1 Dispossess, 8 Nowells, 9 Ewell, 10 Hell, 11 Cell, 12 Lax, 14 As well, 15 Entomb, 18 Ell, 20 Tell, 21 Fell, 23 Dwell, 24 Die-cast, 25 Espadrille.

Down: 1 Dewclaw, 2 Sell, 3 Oyster , 4 Spelling, 5 Shell, 6 On the agenda, 7 Flexibility, 13 Flotilla, 16 Overawe, 17 Glider , 19 Leeds, 22 Bell.

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