Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 03/05/14
Across
1 A dense black wood (5)
4 Deck out (5)
10 Frighten (5)
11 Spanish city (7)
12 An office phone system (8)
13 A shivering fit (4)
15 Very clever person (6)
17 Be part of (6)
19 Uncommon (4)
20 Extend (8)
23 A low, deep laugh (7)
24 To fashion (5)
25 Garment (5)
26 Cherub (5)
DOWN
2 A gust of wind (5)
3 Countless (8)
5 Fulminate (4)
6 Brisk movement (mus) (7)
7 A redeeming feature (6,5)
8 A type of necktie (5)
9 Under a lot of pressure (11)
14 Poet Laureate (1850-92) (8)
16 English county (7)
18 Smooth and glossy (5)
21 Alert (5)
22 Begin to move (4)
Friday’s solution
Across: 7 Bible-thumping,
9 Coarser, 10 India, 11 Noah,
12 Skate, 16 Grail, 17 Dean,
21 Cross, 22 Holster, 23 Roman Catholic. Down: 1 Abscond,
2 Abraham, 3 Deist, 4 Impiety,
5 Hindu, 6 Ogham, 8 Hare Krishna, 13 Present, 14 Gentile, 15 Unfrock, 18 Score, 19 Dogma, 20 Alpha.