Compact crossword - The Scotsman 23/01/2013
Across
1 Burial-place (8)
5 Tattie (4)
9 Deride (5)
10 I learnt (anag) (7)
11 Ideal thing (4,8)
13 Birdcage (6)
14 Scorch with invective (6)
17 They shoot using small forked sticks (12)
20 Bend forwards (7)
21 Dentine (5)
22 Entrance (4)
23 Made heavier (8)
Down
1 Shakespearean conspirator (4)
2 Tidal wave (7)
3 Disastrous (12)
4 Spongy (6)
6 Stage of development (5)
7 Hated (8)
8 Barrier on career ladder (5,7)
12 Infectious (8)
15 Attendance (7)
16 Coat of wool (6)
18 Unspoken (5)
19 Stained (4)
Tuesday’s solution
Across: 1 Switch, 4 Scouts, 9 Deserve, 10 Vague, 11 Enemy, 12 Release, 13 Open-hearted, 18 Spanner,
20 Mount, 22 Litre, 23 Shallow, 24 Stress, 25 Stated. Down: 1 Sodden, 2 Issue, 3 Carry on, 5 Cavil,
6 Upgrade, 7 Skewed, 8 George Cross, 14 Platter, 15 Rampant, 16 Psalms, 17 Stewed, 19 Needs, 21 Unlit.