Compact crossword - The Scotsman 20/03/2012

Tuesday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 20th Mar 2012, 03:18 BST

Across

1 A type of cotton (6)

4 Modifies (6)

9 Conflagration (7)

10 Penetrate (5)

11 Item of bric-a-brac (5)

12 Old Testament book (7)

13 Copying (11)

18 Italian wine (7)

20 Fantastic (5)

22 Bouquet (5)

23 Prevents (horses, etc) from winning (7)

24 Fiddle around (6)

25 Protect (6)

Down

1 Embrace (coll) (6)

2 Conclude (5)

3 Unrest (7)

5 Aspiration (5)

6 Blueprint (7)

7 Tension (6)

8 Links (11)

14 A fabulous animal (7)

15 Civil disorder (7)

16 Buttonhole (6)

17 Skilled (in) (6)

19 Cool courage (5)

21 Delicate fabric (5)

Monday’s solution

Across: 8 Use, 9 Rural dean, 10 Kirov, 11 Nairobi, 12 Angelica, 14 Kiss, 15 Gang, 16 Ping-Pong, 20 Averred, 21 Gigot, 23 Golden-eye, 24 Gee. Down: 1 Gurkha, 2 Gear, 3 Gravel, 4 Grandchildren, 5 Glair, 6 Geronimo, 7 Gneiss, 13 Gingerly, 15 Grange, 17 Gagged, 18 Gutter, 19 Greed, 22 Gaga.