Compact crossword - The Scotsman 14/03/15
ACROSS
1 Candid (5)
7 Guarantee (8)
8 Intertwine (5)
10 Uproot (10)
12 Canadian province (8)
14 Mutilate (4)
16 Outhouse (4)
17 Emblematic (8)
20 Surrender (10)
23 Girl’s name (5)
24 Determined (8)
25 English poet (1503-42) (5)
DOWN
1 Understand (6)
2 Eyrie (4)
3 Sunrise (4)
4 Enfolds (5)
5 Powerless (9)
6 Modus operandi (6)
9 Hackneyed (5)
11 Butt in (9)
13 Regard as true (coll) (3)
15 Grow less (5)
16 Make fast (5)
18 Prestige (6)
19 On the other hand (5)
21 Unwilling (4)
22 A whirlpool (4)
Friday’s solution
Grid L
Across: 1 Trilby, 4 Double, 9 Eater, 10 Oneself, 11 Log, 12 Quadruple, 13 Dry-cleaning, 18 Quintuple, 21 Car, 22 Atelier, 23 Crisp, 24 Homage, 25 Single.
Down: 1 Treble, 2 Integer, 3 Bar-b-q, 5 Overrun, 6 Bleep, 7 Eiffel, 8 Roman Empire, 14 Cutting, 15 Necking, 16 Squash, 17 Triple, 19 I-beam, 20 Elchi.