ACROSS
1 Scatter water (6)
4 Spite (6)
9 Earlier (5)
10 Notion (7)
11 Shy (3)
12 Tough, light plastic (9)
13 Means of surviving (11)
18 Ocean wall (anag) (9)
21 For (3)
22 Perthshire and _ (7)
23 Military training (5)
24 Good husbandry (6)
25 Blood-vessel (6)
DOWN
1 Rare (6)
2 Take notice of this (4,3)
3 Ewes and rams (5)
5 Disciple (7)
6 Hearth (5)
7 Book preceding Job (6)
8 Elegance (11)
14 _ -_ shotgun (4-3)
15 Prisoner (7)
16 Outlet for goods (6)
17 Lacking clarity (6)
19 Ship (5)
20 Sea duck (5)
Thursday’s solution
Across: 1 Ruthlessly, 7 Rearing, 8 Recur, 10 Echo, 11 Stun guns, 13 Dismal, 15 Recess, 17 Handlers, 18 Bala, 21 Pitta, 22 Classic, 23 Employment.
Down: 1 Reach, 2 Trip, 3 Legate, 4 Springer, 5 Lecture, 6 Friendship, 9 Resistance, 12 Pall Mall, 14 Sanctum, 16 Pricey, 19 Asset, 20 Haze.