Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 11/06/13
Across
1 Wily (6)
4 Capital city in southern Europe (6)
9 Conciliate (7)
10 Lariat (5)
11 Belgian city (5)
12 Beat off (7)
13 Sticking to one’s guns (11)
18 A bright red colour (7)
20 Beseech (5)
22 Game of chance (5)
23 Large flightless bird (7)
24 Slinks (6)
25 Concedes (6)
Down
1 Horrifies (6)
2 Buy and sell (5)
3 Takes a trip (7)
5 Flower (5)
6 Greek letter (7)
7 Rainfall (6)
8 Poverty (11)
14 Glorified (7)
15 Repeated from memory (7)
16 Devotional songs (6)
17 Interlocks (6)
19 Unfettered (5)
21 Excuse for failure (coll) (5)
Monday’s solution
Across: 8 Yon, 9 Other half, 10 Set-to, 11 Essence, 12 Pot-belly, 14 Abut, 15 Sire, 16 In public,
20 Rainbow, 21 Keats, 23 Small-time, 24 Neo. Down: 1 Hyssop, 2 Unit, 3 Nodose, 4 Three-line whip, 5 Trust, 6 Hannibal, 7 Effect, 13 Terminal, 15 Stress, 17 Upkeep, 18 Castor, 19 Obeli, 22 Arne.