Compact crossword - The Scotsman 23/11/2012

Friday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Jesus’ earthly father (6)

4 Exactly (4-2)

9 Well-defined (5)

10 Of a limestone rock (7)

11 Snowshoe (3)

12 Repugnant (9)

13 Perfectly (11)

18 Fuel holder (9)

21 Can (3)

22 Make amends (7)

23 Medical assistant (5)

24 Exactly (4-2)

25 With no clothes on (6)

DOWN

1 Exactly (4,2)

2 Endurance (7)

3 Duchess of Cambridge’s sister (5)

5 North Star (7)

6 Tenth (5)

7 Refinement (6)

8 Exactly (2,3,6)

14 Back pain (7)

15 A tiller (anag) (7)

16 Tallied (6)

17 In reality (6)

19 Cuttlefish ink (5)

20 Take into custody (3,2)

Thursday’s solution

Across: 1 Noteworthy, 7 Repulse, 8 Loser, 10 Cull, 11 Screened, 13 Utmost, 15 Becalm, 17 Imitated, 18 Scut, 21 Naomi, 22 Run into, 23 Lengthened.

Down: 1 Nepal, 2 Till, 3 Wrench, 4 Relieved,

5 Hosanna, 6 Precaution, 9 Redemption, 12 Escaping, 14 Moidore, 16 Dearth, 19 Caned, 20 Anon.