ACROSS
1 Beat it (5)
7 Author (8)
8 Withdrawn (5)
10 A writing desk (10)
12 Pupils (8)
14 Barrier of foating logs (4)
16 A natural fbre (4)
17 Institutions (8)
20 Unforeseen (10)
23 Duties (5)
24 Roomy (8)
25 Close by (5)
DOWN
1 Isolated rock pillars (6)
2 Old Testament book (4)
3 Make a boat fast (4)
4 Drop anchor (5)
5 Lung disease (9)
6 Burn (6)
9 Hills (5)
11 An Irish cudgel (9)
13 Banter (3)
15 A small bay (5)
16 Crush fat (6)
18 At the end of the day (6)
19 Damage (5)
21 Intimation (4)
22 Smear (4)
Friday’s solution
Across: 1 Pass by, 4 Prop up, 9 Lay-by, 10 Immures, 11 Ugh, 12 Put paid to, 13 Indoor games, 18 Off-street, 21 See, 22 Heave-ho, 23 Mid-on, 24 Pick on, 25 Stop-go.
Down: 1 Pile-up, 2 Say when, 3 Buy up, 5 Rum baba, 6 Pored, 7 Push on, 8 Bitter lemon, 14 On the go, 15 Eased up, 16 Nosh-up, 17 Lean-to, 19 Franc, 20 Tempt.