Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 24/06/13

Across

1 Stoat-like animal (6)

4 Male feline (6)

9 Sea cow (7)

10 Small rodent (5)

11 Fitter (5)

12 Smelly animal (7)

13 Grampus (6,5)

18 Goat-like antelope (7)

20 Elk (5)

22 Giraffe-like animal (5)

23 Aardvark (7)

24 Dissertation (6)

25 Absentee (6)

Down

1 Marsupial (6)

2 Invalidate (5)

3 Enrapture (7)

5 Blackbird (5)

6 Desert lynx (7)

7 Lapwings (dialect) (6)

8 Sea mammal (7,4)

14 Angry (2,1,4)

15 The rams (anag) (7)

16 Perform as if in a play (3,3)

17 12 across (6)

19 Palebuck (5)

21 Last Greek letter (5)

Saturday’s solution

Across: 1 Impose, 4 Enrich, 9 Prove, 10 On guard, 11 Die, 12 Piecemeal, 13 Preposition, 18 Convinced, 21 Vie, 22 Restful,

23 Verdi, 24 Saddle, 25 Greene. Down: 1 Impede, 2 Pioneer, 3 Sweep, 5 Neglect, 6 Image, 7 Huddle, 8 Honeysuckle, 14 Painful,

15 Observe, 16 Scores, 17 Decide, 19 Nosed, 20 Dover.