Compact crossword - The Scotsman 11/05/2012

Friday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Alliance (6)

4 Optic (6)

9 Dark period (5)

10 Kindled (7)

11 Seaman (3)

12 Informative speakers (9)

13 23 across (4-7)

18 Rented garden (9)

21 Drunkard (3)

22 _______ and between (7)

23 10x5 (5)

24 Irks (6)

25 Optical cover (6)

DOWN

1 Distance (6)

2 North African country (7)

3 Up to (5)

5 Behaviour (7)

6 1.76 pints (5)

7 Red root (6)

8 Small cooking area (11)

14 Easy circumstances (US slang) (3,4)

15 Fluster (anag) (7)

16 Greek L (6)

17 Remained (6)

19 Roman language (5)

20 With tassels (5)

Thursday’s solution

Across: 1 Generation, 7 Cheered, 8 Thumb, 10 Link, 11 Decadent, 13 Strong, 15 Scythe, 17 Oil wells, 18 Oban, 21 Nepal, 22 Traders, 23 Deadlocked. Down: 1 Glean, 2 Nark, 3 Rudder, 4 Tetrarch, 5 Opulent, 6 Scales down, 9 Bitterness, 12 Unveiled, 14 Relapse, 16 Blotto, 19 Blend, 20 Rack.