Compact crossword

Wednesday's puzzle...

ACROSS

7 Ruth's husband (OT) (4)

8 Caribou (8)

9 Vast plain in South America (5)

10 Last points (7)

12 Maria __ Duarte De Peron (3)

13 Gesturing (9)

16 Firearm (9)

17 First musical note (3)

19 Lightweight garments (1-6)

21 Grown-up (5)

23 Have greater scope (8)

24 Compere (4)

DOWN

1 Of the highest rank (3-5)

2 Invigorating (5)

3 Snoop (3)

4 Clock or watch (9)

5 Scrap (7)

6 US state (abbrev) (4)

11 Contaminant (9)

14 Morbid new growth (8)

15 __ __ fertilisation (IVF) (2,5)

18 NW US state (5)

20 Cold-shoulder (4)

22 Obtain (3)

Tuesday's solution

Across: 1 Refinement, 8 Offhand, 9 Nymph, 10 Tosh, 11 Reef, 12 Dye, 14 Radish, 15 Useful, 18 Ems, 20 Ludo, 21 Enya, 23 Shift, 24 Germane, 25 Clodhopper.

Down: 1 Refused, 2 Fray, 3 Nudged, 4 Manifest, 5 Nomad, 6 Poltergeist, 7 Cheer-leader, 13 Isolated, 16 Fun-fair, 17 Adagio, 19 Spill, 22 Crop.