Compact crossword - The Scotsman 08/02/2013
Friday’s puzzle...
ACROSS
7 Sea-captain (6-7)
9 Holiday traveller (7)
10 Record-keeper (5)
11 Scheming (2,2)
12 Diplomatic messenger (5)
16 Country bumpkin (5)
17 National Socialist Hitlerite (4)
21 News reporters (5)
22 Tutor (7)
23 Revenue gatherer (4,9)
DOWN
1 Dabbler (7)
2 PM 1908-16 (7)
3 Old Nick (5)
4 Builder (7)
5 Divine messenger (5)
6 Sir Francis _ (5)
8 Handsome actor (7,4)
13 Russian horseman (7)
14 Mogul (7)
15 Noddy’s friend (3,4)
18 One who plays fairly (5)
19 Female donkey (5)
20 Tourist in Cornwall (5)
Thursday’s solution
Across: 1 Ratified, 5 Epic, 9 Swami, 10 Globule, 11 Betting shops, 13 Hasten, 14 Bright, 17 Restrictions, 20 Believe, 21 Iliad, 22 Mote, 23 Staggers. Down: 1 Rush, 2 Travels, 3 Faint-hearted, 4 Engine, 6 Pluto, 7 Creosote, 8 Constraining, 12 Cherubim, 15 Genuine, 16 Accept, 18 Split, 19 Ides.