Compact crossword - The Scotsman 23/11/2012
ACROSS
1 Jesus’ earthly father (6)
4 Exactly (4-2)
9 Well-defined (5)
10 Of a limestone rock (7)
11 Snowshoe (3)
12 Repugnant (9)
13 Perfectly (11)
18 Fuel holder (9)
21 Can (3)
22 Make amends (7)
23 Medical assistant (5)
24 Exactly (4-2)
25 With no clothes on (6)
DOWN
1 Exactly (4,2)
2 Endurance (7)
3 Duchess of Cambridge’s sister (5)
5 North Star (7)
6 Tenth (5)
7 Refinement (6)
8 Exactly (2,3,6)
14 Back pain (7)
15 A tiller (anag) (7)
16 Tallied (6)
17 In reality (6)
19 Cuttlefish ink (5)
20 Take into custody (3,2)
Thursday’s solution
Across: 1 Noteworthy, 7 Repulse, 8 Loser, 10 Cull, 11 Screened, 13 Utmost, 15 Becalm, 17 Imitated, 18 Scut, 21 Naomi, 22 Run into, 23 Lengthened.
Down: 1 Nepal, 2 Till, 3 Wrench, 4 Relieved,
5 Hosanna, 6 Precaution, 9 Redemption, 12 Escaping, 14 Moidore, 16 Dearth, 19 Caned, 20 Anon.