Compact crossword - The Scotsman 28/10/14
Tuesday’s puzzle
ACROSS
1 Just deserts (6)
4 Discernment (6)
9 Commerce (7)
10 Break open (5)
11 Incident (5)
12 Backless sofa (7)
13 Essential (11)
18 Sprawled (7)
20 Skill (5)
22 Shrewd (5)
23 Anxiety (7)
24 Refer (to) (6)
25 Lodged (6)
DOWN
1 Putrid (6)
2 Intertwine (5)
3 Disproved (7)
5 Old measure (5)
6 Type of xylophone 7)
7 Recording (6)
8 Find room for (11)
14 Infrequent (7)
15 Express refusal to act (coll) (2,3,2)
16 Animal akin to the llama (6)
17 Made amends (6)
19 Avarice (5)
21 Out of order (5)
Monday’s solution:
Across: 8 Ave, 9 Reconquer, 10 Befog, 11 Nascent, 12 Appendix, 14 Jeer, 15 Look, 16 Claptrap, 20 Wrought, 21 Datum, 23 Emotional, 24 A la.
Down: 1 Gambia, 2 Leaf, 3 Aragon, 4 Scintillating, 5 Gnash, 6 Outer ear, 7 Writer, 13 Protozoa, 15 Lawyer, 17 Paddle, 18 Pampas, 19 Again, 22 Tear.