Compact crossword - The Scotsman 01/08/12
ACROSS
7 Son of Adam (4)
8 Collect information (4,2,2)
9 Finish (5)
10 Do dixie (anag) (7)
12 Greek H (3)
13 Well I never (5,4)
16 Burial-ground (9)
17 Dried grass (3)
19 Novel by Sir Walter Scott (7)
21 See you _ (5)
23 Eagerness (8)
24 Mislay (4)
DOWN
1 Protester (8)
2 Luxurious (5)
3 Alphabet (1,1,1)
4 Pretentious (9)
5 Don _____, knight-errant (7)
6 One’s frame of mind (4)
11 Idler (9)
14 Scaremonger (8)
15 Smoothing (7)
18 Young mare (5)
20 Watch television (4)
22 Inquire (3)
Tuesday’s solution
Across: 1 Habitation, 8 Recount, 9 Blear, 10 Brow, 11 Pall, 12 Tau, 14 Ersatz, 15 Stroll, 18 Alb, 20 Girn, 21 Keys, 23 India,
24 Stardom, 25 Heretofore.
Down: 1 Hectors, 2 Blur, 3 Titian, 4 Tabulate, 5 Overt, 6 Problematic, 7 Troublesome, 13 Stagnate,
16 Overdue, 17 Presto, 19 Budge, 22 Faro.