Compact crossword - The Scotsman 07/03/15

ACROSS

1 Poke fun at (5)

4 Call to mind (5)

10 The main artery (5)

11 Succinct (7)

12 Massive (8)

13 Stalk (4)

15 Aptitude (6)

17 Responsibility (6)

19 Snare (4)

20 A large airliner (5,3)

23 Acting in a play (2,5)

24 A large species of crow (5)

25 Out of condition (5)

26 Reading room (5)

DOWN

2 A novelty item (5)

3 Remnant (8)

5 Weathercock (4)

6 Intertwined (7)

7 Bewailing (11)

8 Reconnoitre (5)

9 Winding up (11)

14 Flare-up (8)

16 An affair (7)

18 Regulations (5)

21 Danced (5)

22 Indian garment (4)

Friday’s solution

Grid H

Across: 7 Tenpin bowling, 9 Procure, 10 Poker, 11 Apex, 12 Flint, 16 Middy, 17 Ludo, 21 Rehab, 22 Incited, 23 Pass the parcel.

Down: 1 Utopian, 2 Snooker, 3 Pique, 4 Swiping, 5 Risky, 6 Agora, 8 Beetle drive, 13 Kibbutz, 14 Justice, 15 Gondola, 18 Craps, 19 Whist, 20 Scrag.