Compact crossword - The Scotsman 25/08/15
Tuesday’s puzzle
ACROSS
1 Neutral (10)
8 Draughts (7)
9 US state (5)
10 Informer (coll) (4)
11 Cut short (4)
12 Fitting (3)
14 A wide street (6)
15 Talisman (6)
18 Make a choice (3)
20 Fever (4)
21 Section (5)
23 Futile (2,3)
24 South American river (7)
25 Improvement in the value of property, etc (10)
DOWN
1 False (3,4)
2 A recess (4)
3 Splendour (6)
4 Strategy (4-4)
5 Girl’s name (5)
6 Rotate rapidly (5,6)
7 Poverty (11)
13 European capital city (8)
16 A partner (7)
17 Hearsay (6)
19 Ceasefire (5)
22 Financial penalty (4)