Compact crossword - The Scotsman 23/09/14

ACROSS

1 Piles of junk (5-5)

8 Infiltrate (7)

9 A musical instrument (5)

10 African river (4)

11 Greek character (4)

12 Trick (3)

14 Skirted the issue (6)

15 A unit of temperature (6)

18 Tin (3)

20 Hard wood (4)

21 Animal den (4)

23 More agreeable (5)

24 A regular course of action (7)

25 Rational (10)

DOWN

1 Set up house (7)

2 Rabble (4)

3 Be partial to (6)

4 Received warmly (8)

5 Sudden fear or anxiety (5)

6 Noteworthy (11)

7 Dejected (4-7)

13 Runs a risk (8)

16 Understand clearly (7)

17 Customer (6)

19 Recess (5)

22 Deaden (4)

Monday’s solution

Across: 7 Douche, 8 Nailed, 9 Edit, 10 Dementia, 11 Rector, 12 Lethal, 14 Eggcup, 17 No-ball, 19 Knitwear, 21 Lose, 22 Ghetto, 23 Action.

Down: 1 Doddle, 2 Ecstatic, 3 Reader, 4 Enamel, 5 Kiln, 6 Retina, 13 Tabulate, 15 Gung-ho, 16 Phenol, 17 Normal, 18 Lesson, 20 Ta-ta.