Compact crossword - The Scotsman 20/05/2015
ACROSS
1 Parochialism (6–4)
7 Gun lever (7)
8 Hand digit (5)
10 Morsel (4)
11 Forgetful
person (8)
13 Small (6)
15 Hand digit (6)
17 Italian island (8)
18 Circle (4)
21 Indian
vegetable dish (5)
22 Play–off (7)
23 Talkative person (10)
DOWN
1 Emulsion (5)
2 Fury (4)
3 Edible
crustacean (6)
4 Pitiful (8)
5 Hunting for mice (7)
6 Means of steadying a ship (10)
9 ‘__ __ in the 25th Century’,
1979 film (4,6)
12 Applicant (8)
14 Blacken (7)
16 Centre (6)
19 Alphabetical list (5)
20 Healing crus
Tuesday’s solution
Across: 7 Grilse; 8 Bantam; 9 Gamp; 10 Overture; 11 Strong; 12 Teflon; 14 Comfit; 17 Purser; 19 Scenario; 21 Coax; 22 Spruce; 23 Passee
Down: 1 Arrant; 2 Slope off; 3 Belong; 4 Absent; 5 Knot; 6 Barrio; 13 Forecast; 15 Occupy; 16 Target; 17 Prompt; 18 Elated; 20 Nous