Compact crossword - The Scotsman 22/08/15

Saturday’s puzzle
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ACROSS

1 Incandescent (5)

4 Luxurious (5)

10 Unaccompanied (5)

11 Spanish city (7)

12 Banished (8)

13 A young salmon (4)

15 Expenditure (6)

17 Put down (6)

19 Large deer (4)

20 English county (8)

23 Old name for city in Myanmar (7)

24 Small country in southern Europe (5)

25 The trembling poplar (5)

26 Unravels (5)

DOWN

2 A faction (5)

3 Weigh down (8)

5 A tax (4)

6 Recover (7)

7 Be upset about things (4,2,5)

8 Thus far (2,3)

9 Damage caused by use (4,3,4)

14 Saviour (8)

16 Receipts (7)

18 In good condition (5)

21 Incursion (5)

22 Function (4)

Friday’s solution

Across: 7 On the contrary, 9 On appro, 10 At sea, 11 Nile, 12 Weigh, 16 Inigo, 17 Onyx, 21 Dwelt, 22 Alcohol, 23 On solid ground.

Down: 1 Go round, 2 At fault, 3 Tempt, 4 At large, 5 Say-so, 6 By far, 8 On one’s guard, 13 In style, 14 On the up, 15 Explode, 18 Add-on, 19 Per se, 20 Scorn.

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