Compact crossword - The Scotsman 05/06/13
ACROSS
7 Cheek by _____ (4)
8 Instruction (8)
9 Retinue (5)
10 Restraint (7)
12 Atmosphere (3)
13 Working by itself (9)
16 ____________ tears (9)
17 Tommy Cooper’s hat (3)
19 Vehicles (7)
21 Military body (5)
23 Unfair behaviour (4,4)
24 Dog’s cry (4)
DOWN
1 Messenger (8)
2 ______ Presley (5)
3 12,19,10 or 12,8,21 or 13,9,10 (1,1,1)
4 Ballroom dance (4,5)
5 Suntrap (anag) (7)
6 Strange (4)
11 Square-dance (9)
14 Lacking professional skill (8)
15 Confused struggle (7)
18 Pastime (5)
20 Cover of a building (4)
22 West coast resort (3)
Tuesday’s solution
Across: 1 Implicated, 8 Reveals, 9 Crime, 10 Pine, 11 Hear, 12 Air, 14 Tossed, 15 Stable, 18 Aim, 20 Gram, 21 Hi-fi, 23 Error, 24 Craving, 25 Shoestring.
Down: 1 Invents, 2 Play, 3 Issues, 4 Accurate, 5 Erica, 6 Propitiates, 7 Debriefings, 13 Kedgeree, 16 Bribing, 17 Mascot, 19 March, 22 Dali.