Compact crossword - The Scotsman 10/12/13
ACROSS
8 Lay eyes on (3)
9 A type of plaster (9)
10 Moral principles (5)
11 Waterproof (7)
12 Calamity (8)
14 Auction items (4)
15 Became submerged (4)
16 Feigned (8)
20 Exhilarate (7)
21 Light-headed (5)
23 Rendered powerless (9)
24 Subscription (3)
DOWN
1 Work one’s way up (6)
2 Girl’s name (4)
3 Turning-point (6)
4 Relax (3,4,4,2)
5 Coldness (5)
6 Withdraws from (5,3)
7 Gets to one’s feet (6)
13 Rays of light (8)
15 Get hot under the collar (6)
17 Employ (6)
18 English poet (1632-1700) (6)
19 Social gathering (5)
22 Very silly (4)
Monday’s solution
Across: 1 Needle, 4 Thread, 9 Chapter, 10 Verse, 11 Alive, 12 Kicking, 13 Argyllshire, 18 Kitchen, 20 Range, 22 Lehar, 23 Notanda, 24 Butter, 25 Scotch.
Down: 1 Nectar, 2 E-la-mi, 3 Lathery, 5 Havoc, 6 Earlier, 7 Dredge, 8 Brake lining, 14 Ratchet, 15 Heretic, 16 Skylab, 17 Detach, 19 Horde, 21 Nonet.