Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 16/05/13

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Thursday’s puzzle...

Across

1 Parade (10)

7 Teeming (with) (8)

8 Jolt (4)

9 Push off (coll) (5)

10 Risky undertaking (7)

12 Autocratic (13)

15 Jut out (7)

17 Up and about (5)

20 Move laboriously (4)

21 Copied (8)

22 Cleansing agents (10)

DOWN

1 Well filled out (5)

2 A large flightless bird (7)

3 Revise (4)

4 Proposes (8)

5 Flight path (5)

6 Region of central Italy (6)

11 Usual run of things (8)

13 Turbulent (6)

14 Forgo (7)

16 Estimate (5)

18 Sets up shop (5)

19 A fish of the cod family (4)

Wednesday’s solution

Across: 1 Courtier, 5 Alec, 9 Essex, 10 Roadman, 11 Bus conductor, 13 Toddle, 14 Caller, 17 Inaugurators, 20 Press on, 21 Rajah,

22 Ruth, 23 Dairyman. Down: 1 Chef, 2 Unsound, 3 Toxicologist, 4 Errant, 6 Limit, 7 Contrary, 8 Manufacturer, 12 Stripper,

15 “Lord Jim”, 16 Brenda, 18 Agent, 19 Khan.

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