Compact crossword - The Scotsman 21/12/12
Across
1 Young person from abroad (2,4)
4 Match statistician
(6)
9 Former MP (5)
10 Animate (7)
11 Salt water (3)
12 Garrotter (9)
13 Stamp collector (11)
18 Dogmatic teacher
(9)
21 Pulse (3)
22 Britons (anag) (7)
23 Midget (5)
24 Postal worker (6)
25 Defensivedress
(6)
Down
1 Mother superior
(6)
2 Old Egyptian king
(7)
3 Cader _____, Welsh
mountain (5)
5 Nocello (anag) (7)
6 Competitor (5)
7 Cease to flow(3,3)
8 Spy (6,5)
14 Beneficiary (7)
15 Female singer (7)
16 Electrician (slang)
(6)
17 Boss (6)
19 Exclude (5)
20 Presbyterian
office-bearer (5)
Thursday’s solution
Across: 1 Disjointed, 7 Retinue, 8 Theta, 10 Ha-ha, 11 Motorist, 13 Sector, 15 Verger, 17 Rational,
18 Okra, 21 Sorts, 22 Applied, 23 Unilateral. Down: 1 Ditch, 2 Sink, 3 Ocelot, 4 Nitrogen,
5 Evening, 6 Orchestras, 9 Afterwards, 12 Colossal, 14 Cateran, 16 Vacant, 19 Krill, 20 Spur.