Compact crossword - The Scotsman 22/04/13
ACROSS
1 Not liable to stumble (10)
8 Assembly (7)
9 Discourage (5)
10 Hard work (4)
11 Small bird (4)
12 17, 16, 8 (1,1,1)
14 Join the military (6)
15 Terror (6)
18 5, 4, 16, 8 (1,1,1)
20 Pine (4)
21 Bloodsucker (4)
23 Medical assistant (5)
24 Refereed (7)
25 Papal letter (10)
DOWN
1 Of a particular kind (7)
2 Track (4)
3 Digit (6)
4 Usual (8)
5 Additional (5)
6 Tiny fragments (11)
7 Punctuality (11)
13 Old stringed instrument (8)
16 Army officer (7)
17 Yearly (6)
19 Idiot (5)
22 Large-scale (4)
Saturday’s solution
Across: 7 Transgression, 9 Rotters, 10 Leeds, 11 Core, 12 Booth, 16 Regal, 17 Calm, 21 Loyal, 22 Intense, 23 Merchant banks.
Down: 1 Attract, 2 Pattern, 3 Ashen, 4 Isolate, 5 Cider, 6 Gnash, 8 Restoration, 13 Healthy, 14 Warning, 15 Immense, 18 Plums, 19 Myrrh, 20 Stabs.