Compact crossword - The Scotsman 23/09/14
ACROSS
1 Piles of junk (5-5)
8 Infiltrate (7)
9 A musical instrument (5)
10 African river (4)
11 Greek character (4)
12 Trick (3)
14 Skirted the issue (6)
15 A unit of temperature (6)
18 Tin (3)
20 Hard wood (4)
21 Animal den (4)
23 More agreeable (5)
24 A regular course of action (7)
25 Rational (10)
DOWN
1 Set up house (7)
2 Rabble (4)
3 Be partial to (6)
4 Received warmly (8)
5 Sudden fear or anxiety (5)
6 Noteworthy (11)
7 Dejected (4-7)
13 Runs a risk (8)
16 Understand clearly (7)
17 Customer (6)
19 Recess (5)
22 Deaden (4)
Monday’s solution
Across: 7 Douche, 8 Nailed, 9 Edit, 10 Dementia, 11 Rector, 12 Lethal, 14 Eggcup, 17 No-ball, 19 Knitwear, 21 Lose, 22 Ghetto, 23 Action.
Down: 1 Doddle, 2 Ecstatic, 3 Reader, 4 Enamel, 5 Kiln, 6 Retina, 13 Tabulate, 15 Gung-ho, 16 Phenol, 17 Normal, 18 Lesson, 20 Ta-ta.