Compact crossword - The Scotsman 01/02/2014

Across

1 Articles of furniture (6)

4 Small spots (6)

9 Frilled neckbands (5)

10 Country in central Europe (7)

11 Everyone (3)

12 Type of pasta (9)

13 Opponents (11)

18 Place of refuge (9)

21 Under the weather (3)

22 Informal alliance (7)

23 Amalgamate (5)

24 A light shoe (6)

25 Hazardous (6)

Down

1 Headdress (6)

2 Bewildered (7)

3 Relieves (5)

5 A big cat (7)

6 Seashore (5)

7 Thwart (6)

8 Miserly people (coll) (11)

14 Country in eastern Europe (7)

15 East African country (7)

16 Estimate (6)

17 Claim (6)

19 Unacceptable (coll) (3,2)

20 Country in southern Arabia (5)

Friday’s solution

Across: 1 Pluto, 7 Aversion, 8 Exert, 10 Ne’er-do-well, 12 Enrobing, 14 Feat, 16 Bump, 17 I daresay, 20 Watercress, 23 Small, 24 Advocaat, 25 Strew.

Down: 1 Please, 2 Turn, 3 Over, 4 Groom, 5 Vice versa, 6 Anklet, 9 Tenby, 11 Primitive, 13 Nod, 15 Cross, 16 Bowman, 18 Yellow, 19 Brick, 21 Road, 22 Smut.