Compact crossword - The Scotsman 12/12/2011

Monday’s puzzle...

Across

1 Capital of Australia’s island state (6)

4 Aide (6)

9 Type of desk (4-3)

10 Hebridean island (5)

11 Standard of perfection (5)

12 Caribbean island (7)

13 Caribbean island (5,6)

18 Feather-brush (7)

20 Sluggishness (5)

22 Finnish islands (5)

23 _______ Isle (7)

24 Nilgai (anag) (6)

25 Mediterranean island (6)

Down

1 With Lewis, an island (6)

2 Reigning beauty (5)

3 Island off Antrim (7)

5 Smouldering coal (5)

6 Carry into effect (7)

7 Island near Skye (6)

8 Norwegian island (11)

14 Island west of the Hebrides (7)

15 Socks and stockings (7)

16 Greek island (6)

17 Greek island (6)

19 Weighed down (5)

21 Elated (2,3)

Saturday’s solution

Across: 1 Expert, 4 Big end, 9 Thong, 10 Umpteen, 11 Aga, 12 Rebellion, 13 Benevolence, 18 Chastened, 21 A la, 22 Arrange, 23 Oiled, 24 Skylab, 25 Leased.

Down: 1 Entrap, 2 Profane, 3 Roger, 5 Impulse, 6 Elemi, 7 Dining, 8 Dumbfounded, 14 Estonia, 15 Chablis, 16 Scraps, 17 Candid, 19 Array, 20 Drone.