Compact crossword - The Scotsman 15/09/14

ACROSS

1 Moment (6)

4 Thin cord (6)

9 Counterpoise (7)

10 Round frame (5)

11 Surrounded by (5)

12 Carmen __, Allo ‘Allo (7)

13 Desertion (11)

18 Having a well-known cast (3-4)

20 Follow (5)

22 The Full __ (film) (5)

23 Constrictors (7)

24 Fleeing (6)

25 Travelling show (6)

DOWN

1 US metro (6)

2 Stringed instrument (5)

3 Nine-sided figure (7)

5 Drying cloth (5)

6 Type of frost on window (3,4)

7 See 16

8 Earthquake measuring instrument (11)

14 Nonsense (7)

15 Artemis (anag) (7)

16 and 7 Resin (4,2,6)

17 Against (6)

19 Attempt to fool (3-2)

21 Fatalist (5)

Saturday’s solution

Across: 1 Refuse, 4 Uproar, 9 Truce, 10 Elicits, 11 Nod, 12 Prevailed, 13 Adjustments, 18 Transacts, 21 Ned, 22 Brocade, 23 Loire, 24 Sweets, 25 Bonnet.

Down: 1 Retina, 2 Founded, 3 Steep, 5 Private, 6 Oriel, 7 Reside, 8 Receptacles, 14 Upstart, 15 Tension, 16 Stubbs, 17 Advent, 19 Atone, 20 Salvo.