Compact Crossword - The Scotsman

Friday’s puzzle

ACROSS

1. Moses’ successor (6)

4. Slanting (6)

9. Robert Falcon __, explorer (5)

10. Ling (7)

11. __ Titmuss, actress, TV personality and model (3)

12. Name of two queens (9)

13. Royal officer (11)

18. Belladonna lily (9)

21. Lug (3)

22. Remove a surface (3,4)

23. Bo __, actress (5)

24. John __, English poet (6)

25. Patron saint of Scotland (6)

DOWN

1. __ Spode (6)

2. Low hiss (anag) (7)

3. Loosen (5)

5. Coastal defence (3,4)

6. Golden pigment (5)

7. Unrefined (6)

8. Shrinking (11)

14. It is for dancing round (7)

15. Mistakenly (2,5)

16. Hallowed (6)

17. Polish city (6)

19. Priory (5)

20. Portable chair (5)