Compact crossword - The Scotsman 17/02/15
ACROSS
1 A soft felt hat (6)
4 Take pleasure in (6)
9 Drive back (7)
10 Cheerful (5)
11 Parcel out (5)
12 Supervise (7)
13 Falsehood (11)
18 Vigilant (7)
20 A shot in billiards (5)
22 Prepared (5)
23 Highly-strung (7)
24 Saturated (6)
25 Deduces (6)
DOWN
1 Menace (6)
2 Prevail upon (5)
3 Shore up (7)
5 Follow (5)
6 French dramatist (1912-94) (7)
7 A tomboy (6)
8 Resolving differences (11)
14 Difficult to deal with (7)
15 A small squirrel-monkey (7)
16 Abounds (6)
17 Against (6)
19 Irish river (5)
21 Coast (5)
Monday’s solution
Grid M
Across: 8 Ash, 9 Lookalike, 10 Aspic, 11 Caption, 12 Yearlong, 14 Sharp, 15 Shep, 16 Provided, 20 Bouquet, 21 Zesty, 23 Lithesome, 24 Oak.
Down: 1 Galaxy, 2 Ship, 3 Glycol, 4 Concentration, 5 Camps, 6 Finished, 7 Sewn up, 13 Adequate, 15 Subtle, 17 Vizier, 18 Dry ski, 19 Julep, 22 Shop.