Compact crossword
ACROSS
1 Join ropes (6)
4 Rid sky (anag) (3,3)
9 Extremely (5)
10 Covetousness (7)
11 22nd Greek letter (3)
12 In the ______ ___, conspicuous (6,3)
13 Warn in a threatening way (5,6)
18 Truce (9)
21 Hawaiian garland (3)
22 Nitride (anag) (7)
23 Cost (5)
24 Illegally obtain (6)
25 Flatfish (6)
DOWN
1 Floodgate (6)
2 Open framework (7)
3 Munch (5)
5 Pragmatist (7)
6 Condiment (5)
7 Inuits (6)
8 Filament of element, atomic number 6 (6,5)
14 Caller (7)
15 Italian sculptor (7)
16 Ill-will (6)
17 Creed (6)
19 Middle (5)
20 Eject (5)
Thursday's solution
Across: 1 Periwinkle, 7 Tuition, 8 Tacit, 10 Tier, 11 Denounce, 13 Oodles, 15 Redcap, 17 Aquarius, 18 Hops, 21 Yalta, 22 Itemise, 23 Strengthen.
Down: 1 Poise, 2 Ruin, 3 Wanted, 4 Nitrogen, 5 Laconic, 6 Stationary, 9 Trespassed, 12 Decrease, 14 Doublet, 16 Outing, 19 Orion, 20 Pech.