

Across
7 Queen of Carthage (4)
8 First portion of small intestine (8)
9 Transparency (5)
10 Decorated (7)
12 Say further (3)
13 Reckless youth with powerful car (3-6)
16 Blushing (9)
17 Trouble (3)
19 Redhead (anag) (7)
21 Milk supplier (5)
23 Useless material (8)
24 Ken __, comedian (4)
DOWN
1 Knock out of place (8)
2 Alcoholic drink (5)
3 Unusual (3)
4 Progressing unsteadily in old age (9)
5 Humiliate (7)
6 __ ranch (4)
11 Attacked verbally (7,2)
14 Golden land (8)
15 Appendices (7)
18 Father (5)
20 Act (4)
22 Poem (3)
Tuesday’s solution
COMPACT CROSSWORD
Across: 1 Respectful, 8 Arbiter, 9 Orbit, 10 Taut, 11 Snub, 12 Aid, 14 Gadget,
15 Gentoo, 18 Aim, 20 Ache, 21 Foil,
23 Harem, 24 Crumpet, 25 Dead ringer.
Down: 1 Rebound, 2 Site, 3 Errand,
4 Troubles, 5 Umbra, 6 Cartography,
7 Studio flats, 13 Becalmed, 16 Trooper, 17 Chichi, 19 Merge, 22 Bung.