Compact crossword - The Scotsman 01/07/14

ACROSS

1 Detective (7,3)

8 Wandering (7)

9 Distinction (5)

10 Carry (4)

11 Food shop (abbrev) (4)

12 Winning serve (3)

14 Secretion from plants (6)

15 Multitude (6)

18 Frozen water (3)

20 Courageous (4)

21 Impetuous (4)

23 An open sore (5)

24 Warning to take care (7)

25 Bubonic plague (5,5)

DOWN

1 Mouldable substance (7)

2 A wading bird (4)

3 Contradicts (6)

4 Vision (8)

5 Black Sea resort (5)

6 Pompous (11)

7 Reinforces (11)

13 Savage (8)

16 Old Testament book (7)

17 Very calm (6)

19 Surpass (5)

22 The cougar (4)

Monday’s solution

Across: 7 Janice, 8 Feeble, 9 Maya, 10 Apres-ski, 11 Maroon, 12 Claude, 14 Julius, 17 August, 19 Septimal, 21 Lady, 22 Genova, 23 Decoct.

Down: 1 Mañana,2 Rigatoni, 3 Regain, 4 Affric, 5 Mess, 6 Slaked, 13 Angelica, 15 Uneven, 16 Sampan, 17 Allude, 18 Seduce, 20 Tool.