Compact crossword - The Scotsman 06/05/14
ACROSS
1 Very small dogs (10)
8 Inauspicious (7)
9 African capital (5)
10 Fabrication (4)
11 Fade away (4)
12 Unhappy (3)
14 Irritate (coll) (6)
15 Loves deeply (6)
18 Very angry (3)
20 A large water jug (4)
21 Inactive (4)
23 Girl’s name (5)
24 Answer (7)
25 Mediated (10)
DOWN
1 Insect (7)
2 Object of worship (4)
3 Remove from office (6)
4 Ranch (in Latin America) (8)
5 Off the mark (5)
6 Imprisonment (11)
7 Deigns (11)
13 African river (4,4)
16 Very large conifer (7)
17 Keep up one’s spirits (4,2)
19 Submerge (5)
22 Egyptian goddess (4)
Monday’s solution
Across: 7 Smithy, 8 Spigot, 9 Sump, 10 Air-brake, 11 In toto, 12 Locate, 14 Stoker, 17 Punkah, 19 Traction, 21 Rung, 22 Tussle, 23 Outlay.
Down: 1 Impugn, 2 Stopcock, 3 Dynamo, 4 Astral, 5 Liar, 6 Socket, 13 Concrete, 15 Torque, 16 Raider, 17 Pinion, 18 Anneal, 20 Cast.