Compact crossword - The Scotsman
Monday’s puzzle
ACROSS
8 Welcome (3)
9 Vanquish again (9)
10 Confuse (5)
11 Being born (7)
12 Addendum (8)
14 Deride (4)
15 Appear (4)
16 Empty words (8)
20 Ornamented (7)
21 Fact (5)
23 Easily roused (9)
24 _ __ carte (1,2)
DOWN
1 West African country (6)
2 Sheet of paper (4)
3 Catherine of _____ (6)
4 Sparkling (13)
5 Grind teeth (5)
6 Euro rate (anag) (5,3)
7 Scribe (6)
13 Unicellular organisms (8)
15 Solicitor (6)
17 Short oar (6)
18 Grassy plain (6)
19 Another time (5)
22 Rip (4)
Saturday‘s solution
Across: 1 Whist, 7 Flattery, 8 Laced, 10 Weaknesses, 12 Denounce, 14 Scum, 16 Bias, 17 Educated, 20 Auction off, 23 Fiend, 24 Overlook, 25 Adage.
Down: 1 Wilted, 2 Slew, 3 Flak, 4 Steep, 5 Persecute, 6 Gypsum, 9 Demur, 11 Unmatched, 13 Cad, 15 Scoff, 16 Beacon, 18 Dawdle, 19 Silly, 21 Nook, 22 Find.