Compact crossword - The Scotsman 27/08/2012
ACROSS
7 Striking display (6)
8 Mallet (6)
9 Principal (4)
10 Species of lemur (8)
11 Monarch’s son (6)
12 Ted (6)
14 Ait (6)
17 Citrus fruit (6)
19 No through road (3-2-3)
21 Aim (4)
22 Zoo attendant (6)
23 Re five (anag) (2,4)
DOWN
1 Come into view (6)
2 White-flowered shrub (8)
3 Fee (6)
4 Peevish complaint (6)
5 Speck of soot (4)
6 Older (6)
13 Cowboy (8)
15 Piece of crockery (6)
16 Sandy area (6)
17 Showy flower (6)
18 Jarred (6)
20 Deceive (4)
Saturday’s solution
Across: 1 Bluff, 4 Board, 10 Order, 11 Trained, 12 Beetroot, 13 Hobo, 15 Excess, 17 Potter, 19 Dare, 20 Platform, 23 Elastic,
24 Baton, 25 Grime, 26 Learn. Down: 2 Lodge, 3 Fortress, 5 Opal, 6 Runs out, 7 Double-edged, 8 Stoop, 9 Adjournment,
14 Portable, 16 Corsair, 18 Slack, 21 Oxter, 22 Stem.