Compact crossword - The Scotsman 23/07/13
ACROSS
8 Strong, unpleasant smell (coll) (3)
9 Counter-motion (9)
10 Confined (5)
11 Highly syncopated form of music (7)
12 Difficult to understand (8)
14 Roman god of war (4)
15 A light machine-gun (4)
16 Householder (8)
20 Violent storm (7)
21 Location (5)
23 Sturdy motor-vehicle (4-5)
24 Flying saucer (3)
DOWN
1 West Indian dance (3-3)
2 Cocksure (4)
3 Indulge (6)
4 Looking back (13)
5 Old saying (5)
6 Dainty (8)
7 Southern European capital city (6)
13 Damming up (8)
15 Courage (coll) (6)
17 Meaning (6)
18 Small earthquake (6)
19 Cheerful (5)
22 Lean (against) (4)
Monday’s solution
Across: 1 Reject, 4 Quartz, 9 Butcher, 10 Tibia, 11 Foyer, 12 Horatio, 13 Candlestick, 18 Chancel, 20 Baker, 22 Maker, 23 Gregory, 24 Nantes, 25 Punned.
Down: 1 Rebuff, 2 Jetty, 3 Cohered, 5 Utter, 6 Robotic, 7 Zealot, 8 Archaeology, 14 Alaskan, 15 Tableau, 16 Acumen, 17 X-rayed, 19 Curve, 21 Known.