Compact crossword - The Scotsman 17/12/13
ACROSS
1 Old Testament patriarch (10)
8 Pillage (7)
9 Wild dog (5)
10 Undiluted (4)
11 Immediately (4)
12 Hire out (3)
14 Quake (6)
15 Swiss city (6)
18 Endearment (3)
20 A fool (coll) (4)
21 German car maker (4)
23 Loses one’s footing (5)
24 Small bird (7)
25 Brought to a standstill (10)
DOWN
1 Invest with authority (7)
2 Pitfall (4)
3 Cruel (6)
4 Put in jeopardy (8)
5 Abolish (5)
6 Cause to happen (5,2,4)
7 Gainsays (11)
13 Calm (8)
16 Exploded (7)
17 A cowboy of the pampas (6)
19 Hackneyed (5)
22 Chop (4)
Monday’s solution
Across: 7 Minima, 8 Enamel, 9 Mint, 10 Mainsail, 11 Mutual, 12 Moment, 14 Matter, 17 Miasma, 19 Marmoset, 21 Tea, 22 Megrim, 23 Ormolu.
Down: 1 Milieu, 2 Mistrust, 3 Mammal, 4 Medium, 5 Mass, 6 Median, 13 Meantime, 15 Amazed, 16 Resume, 17 Method, 18 Measly, 20 Mark.