Compact crossword - The Scotsman 17/02/14

ACROSS

8 With (3)

9 Of government (9)

10 Formal leave of absence (5)

11 Right (7)

12 Desire very much (5,3)

14 Scottish loch (4)

15 Departed (4)

16 Place for washing (8)

20 Seaman (7)

21 French for April (5)

23 I’m telling you definitely (5,4)

24 Out of one’s mind (3)

DOWN

1 Protection (6)

2 Cutting tool (4)

3 Exactly (4-2)

4 List of voters (9,4)

5 Blunt (5)

6 Agree (6,2)

7 Puff of wind (6)

13 Unnatural (8)

15 Egg-cell (6)

17 State of wellbeing (6)

18 Illness (6)

19 Anxiety (5)

22 Slope (4)

Saturday’s solution

Across: 1 Samba, 7 Monopoly, 8 Groat, 10 Green light, 12 Spanners, 14 Scum, 16 Scan, 17 Agonised, 20 Triumphant, 23 Trial, 24 Rampaged, 25 Amass.

Down: 1 Sights, 2 Brag, 3 Rone, 4 Noble, 5 Roughcast, 6 System, 9 Trend, 11 Paradigms, 13 Rug, 15 Anent, 16 Saturn, 18 Dallas, 19 Smear, 21 Hoes, 22 Trim.