Compact crossword - The Scotsman 16/12/13
Monday’s puzzle...
ACROSS
7 Least possible amounts (6)
8 Glossy paint (6)
9 Place coining money (4)
10 Large canvas sheet (8)
11 Reciprocal (6)
12 Substance (6)
14 Substance (6)
17 Unwholesome vapour (6)
19 South American monkey (8)
21 Sporting side (4)
22 Migraine (6)
23 Gold-leaf (6)
DOWN
1 Surroundings (6)
2 Suspect (8)
3 Animal (6)
4 Midway between extremes (6)
5 Eucharist (4)
6 Middle value (6)
13 In the intervening period (8)
15 Astonished (6)
16 Summary (6)
17 Procedure (6)
18 Meagre (6)
20 Gospel writer (4)
Saturday’s solution
Across: 1 Sharp, 2 Scope, 10 On tap, 11 Terrace, 12 Scenario, 13 Prop, 15 Ranted, 17 Invent, 19 Pity, 20 Pretoria, 23 Ejected, 24 Angle, 25 Heart, 26 Heats.
Down: 2 Hithe (or hythe), 3 Replaced, 5 Carp, 6 Prairie, 7 Conscripted, 8 Staid, 9 Perpetuated, 14 Initiate, 16 Not here, 18 Grade, 21 Right, 22 Stir.