Compact crossword - The Scotsman 04/04/15

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Saturday’s puzzle

ACROSS

1 Calamari (5)

4 Rubbish (coll) (5)

10 Look out for (5)

11 Sudden inclination to act (7)

12 Stamp of authenticity (8)

13 Loathsome (4)

15 Discount (6)

17 Motionless (6)

19 Monster (4)

20 Not allowed (8)

23 Enliven (7)

24 Moves quickly (5)

25 Crush (5)

26 Conditions (5)

DOWN

2 Take fright (5)

3 Insinuate (8)

5 Engrossed (4)

6 Fortune-teller (7)

7 Laundress (11)

8 Metric unit of capacity (5)

9 Unprotected (11)

14 Sit astride (8)

16 Blockade (7)

18 Wrath (5)

21 A market-place (5)

22 Conceited (4)

Friday’s solution

Grid H

Across: 7 No holds barred, 9 Lineker, 10 Taser, 11 Sten, 12 House, 16 Frank, 17 Muir, 21 Turin, 22 Invited, 23 Double-glazing.

Down: 1 English, 2 Channel, 3 Bloke, 4 Maltese, 5 Cross, 6 Adorn, 8 Surmounting, 13 Wrinkle, 14 Curtail, 15 Prodigy, 18 Study, 19 Group, 20 Avian.