Compact crossword - The Scotsman 11/11/2011

Friday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 11th Nov 2011, 00:00 BST

ACROSS

1 Very short time (5)

7 Thirty minutes (4,4)

8 Southern US state (5)

10 Historical period (6,4)

12 Latter part of the day (8)

14 Cheap wine (4)

16 Pungency (4)

17 Period immediately before Easter (4,4)

20 AD (4,6)

23 Grind teeth (5)

24 At once (8)

25 One of a series of steps (5)

DOWN

1 Period of history with aeroplanes (3,3)

2 Froth (4)

3 Without hair (4)

4 Later (5)

5 Tenacious of life (4-5)

6 Quickly (6)

9 LX (5)

11 Hundredth anniversary (9)

13 Two (3)

15 Prone (5)

16 Cognac (6)

18 Pure (Jewish) (6)

19 Proclamation (5)

21 Offspring of donkey and horse (4)

22 This month (4)

Thursday’s solution

Across: 7 Keen, 8 Emending, 9 Skeet, 10 Ailment, 12 Bet, 13 Contender, 16 Ascertain, 17 Get, 19 Partial, 21 Grime,23 Roulette, 24 Ogre.

Down: 1 Reckless, 2 Infer, 3 Let, 4 Geriatric, 5 Adamant, 6 Anon, 11 Contralto, 14 Evermore, 15 Reptile, 18 Brood, 20 Atom, 22 Met.