Compact crossword - The Scotsman 26/03/2012

Monday’s puzzle...
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Mar 2012, 01:00 BST

Across

1 Steeplechase rider (4-6)

8 Able to be seen (2,5)

9 Eighth letter (5)

10 Narrow winning margin (4)

11 Chief person (4)

12 Still (3)

14 Lassoed (6)

15 Deciding race (3-3)

18 Inn (3)

20 Tie (4)

21 Strap (4)

23 Heraldic black (5)

24 New Testament liar (7)

25 Not steeplechasing (4,6)

Down

1 Biblical city (7)

2 Horse’s 10 across hair (4)

3 PG Wodehouse character (6)

4 Roman emperor 41-54AD (8)

5 Vestibule (5)

6 End of the race (7-4)

7 Very close margin in a race (5-6)

13 Tie (4-4)

16 Gap (7)

17 North African desert (6)

19 Old Testament tower (5)

22 Dry watercourse (4)

Saturday’s solution

Across: 7 Incapacitated, 9 Pertain, 10 Avert, 11 Avid, 12 Ledge, 16 Spout, 17 Stem, 21 React, 22 Immoral, 23 Paraphernalia. Down: 1 Display, 2 Scorpio, 3 Spray, 4 Strange, 5 Utter, 6 Edith, 8 Consecutive, 13 Epitaph, 14 Startle, 15 Amalgam, 18 Props, 19 Tarry, 20 Among.