Compact crossword - 25/07/15 The Scotsman
Saturday’s puzzle
ACROSS
1 Memos (5)
4 Splendour (5)
10 Old name for a blackbird (5)
11 To take pains (7)
12 Exchequer (8)
13 At one time (4)
15 Country in northern Europe (6)
17 A hunting expedition (6)
19 Frame of mind (4)
20 A large landowner (Aus) (8)
23 Capital city in east Africa (7)
24 A military trainee (5)
25 Factor (5)
26 Moneylending (5)
DOWN
2 Rapidity (5)
3 A lucky charm (8)
5 Cut short (4)
6 Country in south-east Europe (7)
7 Happiness (11)
8 Unyielding (5)
9 Grow worse (11)
14 Evens out (8)
16 Becoming firmly established (7)
18 Fireworks (5)
21 A style of architecture (5)
22 Advance (4)