Compact crossword
ACROSS
1 Sign of the zodiac (5)
7 A miserable wage (8)
8 Comprehend (5)
10 Fraught with danger (10)
12 Sicken (8)
14 An eccentric (4)
16 Obligation (4)
17 Evident (8)
20 Was put on guard (10)
23 A Jew's harp (5)
24 Stretched out (8)
25 Irish playwright (1871-1909) (5)
DOWN
1 Military force (6)
2 A coarse file (4)
3 Metallic element (4)
4 Out-and-out (5)
5 Elucidated (9)
6 Hired out (6)
9 Interferes (5)
11 Eruptions (9)
13 A ram (3)
15 French painter (1832-83) (5)
16 Fall out (6)
18 Place of worship (6)
19 Oscillate (5)
21 Sand bar (4)
22 A squirrel's nest (4)
Friday's solution
Across: 1 Thrill, 4 Strata,
9 Young, 10 Quieter, 11 Old,
12 Pretender, 13 Promptitude,
18 San Marino, 21 Loo,
22 Inhuman, 23 James,
24 Edward, 25 Stuart.
Down: 1 Toy boy, 2 Rounder,
3 Leg-up, 5 Trident, 6 Acted,
7 Aurora, 8 Equestrians,
14 Myanmar, 15 Dilemma,
16 Aspire, 17 Corset, 19 Nohow, 20 Objet.