Compact crossword

Tuesday's puzzle...

ACROSS

7 City in Texas (6)

8 Equanimity (6)

9 Beer (Austr coll) (4)

10 Anticipated (8)

11 Boy's name (6)

12 Revises (6)

14 Mitigated (6)

17 Mob (6)

19 Thrilled (8)

21 Large blood-sucking mite (4)

22 Part of a spacecraft (6)

23 Unit of currency in Israel (6)

DOWN

1 Consecrated (6)

2 Glaring (8)

3 Belgian city (6)

4 Black-and-white bird (6)

5 Alliance (4)

6 Threaten (6)

13 Incense (8)

15 Summon with a gesture (6)

16 Hesitate (6)

17 Alcove (6)

18 Small secure cupboard (6)

20 Tense (4)

Monday's solution

Across: 1 Gerald Ford, 8 Inn-sign, 9 Alibi, 10 Mire, 11 Polk, 12 Eel, 14 Calvin, 15 Tinsel, 18 Raw, 20 Amok, 21 Grin, 23 Egret, 24 Risotto, 25 George Bush.

Down: 1 General, 2 Ruin, 3 Lyndon, 4 Franklin, 5 Rhine, 6 Jimmy Carter, 7 Bill Clinton, 13 Disaster, 16 Scratch, 17 Monroe, 19 Worse, 22 Esau.