Compact crossword - The Scotsman 22/12/2012
Across
1 Ruffle (5)
7 Adorn (8)
8 Overhead (5)
10 Overstate (10)
12 Midday (8)
14 Rebound (4)
16 Swing round (4)
17 Kidnapped (8)
20 Not expensive (10)
23 Discipline (5)
24 Without equal (8)
25 Support byevidence (5)
Down
1 Large bottle (6)
2 Burning (of coal, etc)
(4)
3 Mixtureof spirits and water (4)
4 Practical jokes (5)
5 Lay waste (9)
6 Bearwitness (to) (6)
9 Leaves the stage (5)
11 Putsupwith (9)
13 Asmall flatfish (3)
15 Bed-cover (5)
16 Barely manage (6)
18 Saturate (6)
19 Cheerful (5)
21 Church recess (4)
22 Therefore (log) (4)
Friday’s solution
Across: 1 Au pair, 4 Scorer,
9 Blair, 10 Enliven, 11 Sea,
12 Strangler, 13 Philatelist,
18 Pedagogue, 21 Pea,
22 Ribston, 23 Dwarf, 24 Sorter,
25 Armour.
Down: 1 Abbess, 2 Pharaoh,
3 Idris, 5 Colonel, 6 Rival, 7 Run
dry, 8 Secret agent, 14 Legatee,
15 Soprano, 16 Sparks, 17 Gaffer,
19 Debar, 20 Elder.