Compact crossword
ACROSS
1 Sensation (6)
4 Rock layers (6)
9 Youthful (5)
10 Less noisy (7)
11 Aged (3)
12 Charlatan (9)
13 Punctuality (11)
18 Small republic in Italy (3,6)
21 Toilet (3)
22 Unfeeling (7)
23 Jimmy (5)
24 Ted (6)
25 Royal house (6)
DOWN
1 Young male lover (3,3)
2 More circular (7)
3 Help in climbing (3-2)
5 Neptune's spear (7)
6 Performed (5)
7 Dawn (6)
8 Jockeys (11)
14 New name of Burma (7)
15 Quandary (7)
16 Praise (anag) (6)
17 Undergarment (6)
19 Not in any way (5)
20 _ d'art (5)
Thursday's solution
Across: 1 Correspond, 7 Promote, 8 Remit, 10 Obey, 11 Agonises, 13 Invite, 15 Orissa, 17 Ill-treat, 18 Bore, 21 Nears, 22 Delight, 23 Snap-dragon.
Down: 1 Chore, 2 Rook, 3 Emerge, 4 Partners, 5 Nemesis, 6 Opposition, 9 Testaments, 12 Starts up, 14 Villain, 16 Dander, 19 Organ, 20 Flag.