Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 14/10/13
Across
1 Exclamation expressing annoyance (3,3)
4 Wild Bill ______, US folk hero (6)
9 Emperor of Japan (7)
10 South African village (5)
11 Work dough (5)
12 Thor Heyerdahl’s craft (3-4)
13 Recognise ( 4,2,5)
18 Obliquely (7)
20 Gurkha knife (5)
22 Prestige (5)
23 Reservation (7)
24 Experimental space station (6)
25 Coarse woollen cloth (6)
DOWN
1 Trails (6)
2 Stab (5)
3 Cumbrian mountain (7)
5 Make solid blocks of colour (3,2)
6 Rascally (7)
7 Temperature scale (6)
8 Races by contestants on asses (6,5)
14 Barely (7)
15 Annoying (7)
16 Guy _______, conspirator (6)
17 Regal (6)
19 Stane (anag), girl’s name (5)
21 _____ Akabusi, athlete (5)
Saturday’s solution
Across: Trails, 4 Acacia, 9 Irony, 10 Earwigs, 11 But, 12 Lethargic, 13 Deteriorating, 18 Narcissus, 21 Rut, 22 Divorce, 23 Infer, 24 Mutual, 25 Played. Down: 1 Trilby, 2 Apostle, 3 Loyal, 5 Corsair, 6 Cling, 7 Alsace, 8 Westminster, 14 Eritrea, 15 Thrifty, 16 Anadem, 17 Stored, 19 Rivet, 20 Spill.