Compact crossword - The Scotsman 09/06/15
ACROSS
1 Increase the value of (6)
4 Preoccupy (6)
9 Portion (7)
10 Direct a ship, etc (5)
11 Slapstick (5)
12 Mound (7)
13 Infantryman (4-7)
18 Leave the ground (4-3)
20 Very pale (5)
22 Immobile (5)
23 Barely (3,1,3)
24 Assemble (6)
25 Frustrate (6)
DOWN
1 Insecure (6)
2 Crop up again (5)
3 A three-pronged spear (7)
5 Aromatic plant (5)
6 A blot on the landscape (7)
7 Take industrial action (6)
8 At hand (2,3,6)
14 Eccentric (7)
15 Far-reaching (7)
16 On the wing (6)
17 Grab (6)
19 Extravagant (5)
21 Addiction to drugs, etc (5)
Monday’s solution
Grid M
Across: 8 Ire, 9 Prejudice, 10 Gusto, 11 Digital, 12 Exposure, 14 Hoax, 15 Clap, 16 Lens hood, 20 Monitor, 21 Rebus, 23 Runnymede, 24 Log.
Down: 1 Single, 2 Lens, 3 Spooks, 4 Tender-hearted, 5 Budge, 6 Virtuoso, 7 Reflex, 13 Planning, 15 Camera, 17 Screen, 18 Design, 19 Stays, 22 Bolt.