Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 16/04/13

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Tuesday’s puzzle...

Across

1 English county (6)

4 Sudden (6)

9 Papal envoys (7)

10 Horrify (5)

11 Intend (5)

12 Stern (7)

13 Clever (11)

18 Finds out (7)

20 Parcel out (5)

22 Become liable to (5)

23 Typical example (7)

24 Soaked through (6)

25 Buy back (6)

Down

1 Digs deep (6)

2 Correct (5)

3 Out of the ordinary (7)

5 An alloy of copper and zinc (5)

6 An indefinitely large number (coll) (7)

7 A sapling (6)

8 Founded (11)

14 Discerned (7)

15 Hard stone (7)

16 Concedes (6)

17 A current (6)

19 Swear (5)

21 Slack (5)

Monday’s solution

Across: 8 VCR, 9 Loudmouth, 10 Sight, 11 Pull-tab, 12 Cassette, 14 Crux, 15 Hold, 16 Recorder,20 Chateau, 21 Video, 23 Booklouse, 24 Zoe.

Down: 1 Ovisac, 2 Crag, 3 Clothe, 4 Jumps the queue, 5 Smile, 6 Cultured, 7 The box, 13 Salvador, 15 Hecuba, 17 On view, 18 Roofer, 19 Telly, 22 Doze.

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