Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 28/08/13

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Wednesday’s puzzle...

Across

7 Seabird (4)

8 Intellectual (8)

9 Proverb (5)

10 Enlightenment (7)

12 Antelope (3)

13 Opera by Verdi (9)

16 Fabulous (9)

17 Pain (slang) (3)

19 Obtaining (7)

21 Jar (5)

23 Eelgrass (anag) (8)

24 Chap (4)

DOWN

1 Leadership (8)

2 Song of lamentation (5)

3 Clarified butter (3)

4 1415 battle (9)

5 Grateful (7)

6 Cor! (4)

11 Dizziness (9)

14 Making an appointment (8)

15 Dizziness (7)

18 Sediment (5)

20 Mild oath (4)

22 Jewel (3)

Tuesday’s solution

Across: 1 Downstream, 8 Devised, 9 Theme, 10 Ills, 11 Veil, 12 Dot, 14 Theory, 15 Assume, 18 Cot, 20 Neat, 21 Stob, 23 Evert, 24 Senegal, 25 Makeweight. Down: 1 Divulge, 2 Wise, 3 Sydney, 4 Ruthless, 5 Ahead, 6 Adriatic Sea, 7 Heather bell, 13 Brunette, 16 Uptight, 17 Tassie, 19 Theta, 22 Snug.

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