Crossword - Edinburgh Evening News 04/08/12

Across

4. Spouse (7)

8. Beast (6)

9. Loan (7)

10. Quake (6)

11. Exit (6)

12. Curb (8)

18. Implication (8)

20. Prodigy (6)

21. Agree (6)

22. Hoodlum (7)

23. Mood (6)

24. Pupil (7)

Down

1. Grassland (7)

2. Malady (7)

3. Bravery (6)

5. Listeners (8)

6. Samovar (3-3)

7. Pardon (6)

13. Renegade (8)

14. Ennui (7)

15. Disquiet (7)

16. Lessen (6)

17. Vary (6)

19. Save (6)

Last week’s solution

Across: 1 Foolishness; 9 Nil; 10 Go-between; 11 Roost; 13 Embrace; 14 Dispel; 16 Seldom; 18 Leisure; 19 Clean; 20 Tradition; 21 Col; 22 Meaningless.

Down: 2 Oil; 3 Light; 4 Sobbed; 5 Notable; 6 Skedaddle; 7 Incredulity; 8 Intermingle; 12 Obstinate; 15 Elusion; 17 Design; 19 Canal; 21 Cos.