Compact crossword - The Scotsman 17/01/15
ACROSS
1 Enclosed space (5)
7 Harsh (8)
8 Speak out (5)
10 Environmental campaign (10)
12 Musical instruments (8)
14 Close friend (4)
16 Nation (4)
17 Promoters (8)
20 Rail commuters (10)
23 Racecourse (5)
24 Church service (8)
25 Porter (5)
DOWN
1 A privy (6)
2 Call up (4)
3 Pig-pen (4)
4 Drags a leg (5)
5 Athletics event (9)
6 Running water (6)
9 Blow up (5)
11 Ballroom dance (9)
13 Summit (3)
15 Trap (5)
16 Fencing weapon (6)
18 Surrender (6)
19 Rental agreement (5)
21 Medal (coll) (4)
22 Sandbank (4)
Friday’s solution
Across: 1 Sappho, 4 Scampi, 9 Flint, 10 Rebuked, 11 Tea, 12 Lohengrin, 13 Temperature, 18 Inversion, 21 Ism, 22 Toronto, 23 Babel, 24 Dieppe, 25 Medway.
Down: 1 Safety, 2 Private, 3 Hotel, 5 Cabinet, 6 Maker, 7 Indent, 8 Arch-traitor, 14 Parsnip, 15 Rainbow, 16 Tinted, 17 Employ, 19 Verve, 20 Noble.