Compact crossword - The Scotsman 06/06/2015
ACROSS
1 Premature (5)
7 Persuade (8)
8 Annotation (5)
10 Religious songs (10)
12 Fenced in (8)
14 Evening dress (4)
16 A weaving machine (4)
17 Seminar (8)
20 Winning over (10)
23 Edible seaweed (5)
24 Adolescent (8)
25 Humdrum (5)
DOWN
1 Do battle with (6)
2 Defeat (4)
3 Bitter (4)
4 A musical (5)
5 US state capital (9)
6 Justification (6)
9 Reel (5)
11 Freeloader (9)
13 A large flightless bird (3)
15 Leap (5)
16 Track down (5)
18 Myth (6)
19 Broadcast (5)
21 A long, difficult journey (4)
22 Seabird (4)
Friday’s solution
Across: 1 Pledge, 4 Admass, 9 Alpha, 10 Orchids, 11 Car, 12 Side issue, 13 Continental, 18 Breakfast, 21 Lei, 22 Embroil, 23 Trend, 24 To date, 25 Orated.
Down: 1 Prance, 2 Esparto, 3 Grass, 5 Diction, 6 Aries, 7 System, 8 Golden eagle, 14 Take out, 15 Ailment, 16 Absent, 17 Minded, 19 Ebbed, 20 Tutor.