Compact crossword - The Scotsman 26/03/2012
Across
1 Steeplechase rider (4-6)
8 Able to be seen (2,5)
9 Eighth letter (5)
10 Narrow winning margin (4)
11 Chief person (4)
12 Still (3)
14 Lassoed (6)
15 Deciding race (3-3)
18 Inn (3)
20 Tie (4)
21 Strap (4)
23 Heraldic black (5)
24 New Testament liar (7)
25 Not steeplechasing (4,6)
Down
1 Biblical city (7)
2 Horse’s 10 across hair (4)
3 PG Wodehouse character (6)
4 Roman emperor 41-54AD (8)
5 Vestibule (5)
6 End of the race (7-4)
7 Very close margin in a race (5-6)
13 Tie (4-4)
16 Gap (7)
17 North African desert (6)
19 Old Testament tower (5)
22 Dry watercourse (4)
Saturday’s solution
Across: 7 Incapacitated, 9 Pertain, 10 Avert, 11 Avid, 12 Ledge, 16 Spout, 17 Stem, 21 React, 22 Immoral, 23 Paraphernalia. Down: 1 Display, 2 Scorpio, 3 Spray, 4 Strange, 5 Utter, 6 Edith, 8 Consecutive, 13 Epitaph, 14 Startle, 15 Amalgam, 18 Props, 19 Tarry, 20 Among.