Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 05/08/13

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Monday’s puzzle...

Across

8 Boy (3)

9 Relatives (anag) (9)

10 Sudden fright (5)

11 Of the fingers (7)

12 Sailing (8)

14 Wear away (4)

15 Record (4)

16 Enthusiasm (8)

20 Closely packed (7)

21 Of television (5)

23 Prepared disk for use (9)

24 11, 9, 15a or 11, 21, 15a (1,1,1)

DOWN

1 Bendy (6)

2 Biblical garden (4)

3 Wading bird (6)

4 Industrial area (7,6)

5 Chuckle (5)

6 Very small allowance (8)

7 Yell (6)

13 Fine soft wool (8)

15 Type of coffee (6)

17 Sagebrush state (6)

18 Second-rate (6)

19 Of the RN (5)

22 Mythological queen (4)

Saturday’s solution

Across: 1 Edify, 7 Yarmulka, 8 Morag, 10 Glistening, 12 Yearning, 14 Enid, 16 Flap, 17 Apparent,

20 Unimpaired, 23 Right, 24 Admirals, 25 Blase. Down: 1 Enmity, 2 Flag, 3 Gaps, 4 Amber, 5 Alliances,

6 Barged, 9 Gland, 11 Paradigms, 13 Nap, 15 Wager, 16 Frugal, 18 Turtle, 19 Spurn, 21 Idle, 22 Dial.

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