Compact crossword - The Scotsman 26/12/12

Wednesday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Dec 2012, 00:00 BST

ACROSS

1 Tramp (8)

5 Charles _____, essayist and poet (4)

9 Venomous snake (5)

10 Stock farmer (7)

11 One who travels extensively (12)

13 Firearm (6)

14 Dustbin (6)

17 Teacher (12)

20 Siren of the Rhine (7)

21 Family (5)

22 Indian princess (4)

23 City in NW France (8)

DOWN

1 In place of somebody (4)

2 Greedy eater (7)

3 English dandy (4,8)

4 Vineyard owner (OT) (6)

6 Check accounts (5)

7 _________ Russell, Nobel Prize winner (8)

8 Protester (12)

12 Single man (8)

15 Bank employee (7)

16 Old Testament prophet (6)

18 Moses’ brother (5)

19 Diminutive for Elizabeth (4)

Monday’s solution

Across: 8 Bus, 9 Landaulet, 10 Sport, 11 Utility, 12 Disneyfy, 14 Sten, 15 Coal, 16 Scout car,

20 Vehicle, 21 Totem, 23 Tap-dancer, 24 SUV. Down: 1 Abased, 2 Oslo, 3 Blithe, 4 Insufficiency, 5 Cabin, 6 Elliptic, 7 Stay in, 13 Stanhope, 15 Cavity, 17 Upturn, 18 Remove, 19 Scrap, 22 Tusk.