Compact crossword - The Scotsman 17/02/15

ACROSS

1 A soft felt hat (6)

4 Take pleasure in (6)

9 Drive back (7)

10 Cheerful (5)

11 Parcel out (5)

12 Supervise (7)

13 Falsehood (11)

18 Vigilant (7)

20 A shot in billiards (5)

22 Prepared (5)

23 Highly-strung (7)

24 Saturated (6)

25 Deduces (6)

DOWN

1 Menace (6)

2 Prevail upon (5)

3 Shore up (7)

5 Follow (5)

6 French dramatist (1912-94) (7)

7 A tomboy (6)

8 Resolving differences (11)

14 Difficult to deal with (7)

15 A small squirrel-monkey (7)

16 Abounds (6)

17 Against (6)

19 Irish river (5)

21 Coast (5)

Monday’s solution

Grid M

Across: 8 Ash, 9 Lookalike, 10 Aspic, 11 Caption, 12 Yearlong, 14 Sharp, 15 Shep, 16 Provided, 20 Bouquet, 21 Zesty, 23 Lithesome, 24 Oak.

Down: 1 Galaxy, 2 Ship, 3 Glycol, 4 Concentration, 5 Camps, 6 Finished, 7 Sewn up, 13 Adequate, 15 Subtle, 17 Vizier, 18 Dry ski, 19 Julep, 22 Shop.