Cp,[act crossword - The Scotsman 08/06/12

Friday’s puzzle...

ACROSS

1 Type of ulcer (6)

4 Disease caused by vitamin deficiency (6)

9 Mad (5)

10 Degeneration (7)

11 Falsehood (3)

12 Something incidental (4-5)

13 Drug to reduce heart rate (4-7)

18 Homesickness (9)

21 Flatfish (3)

22 Otalgia (7)

23 Bucolic (5)

24 Extra run (3-3)

25 Mutilated (6)

DOWN

1 Inflamed spot (6)

2 Conjunctivitis (4-3)

3 Bone in middle ear (5)

5 Of the heart (7)

6 Stout cords (5)

7 Fluctuated rapidly (2-4)

8 Bent wide apart at the knee (5-6)

14 Absence of government (7)

15 Tympanum (7)

16 Ill (6)

17 Facial feature (6)

19 Skinny person (5)

20 Heart artery (5)

Thursday’s solution

Across: 1 Contractor, 7 Abusive, 8 Ledge, 10 Prey, 11 Submerge, 13 Igloos, 15 Stayed, 17 Not there, 18 Spat, 21 Drier, 22 Avocado, 23 Headstrong.

Down: 1 Cause, 2 Naif, 3 Rueful, 4 Calamity, 5 Orderly, 6 Campaigned, 9 Emendation, 12 Bothered, 14 Latrine, 16 Truant, 19 Prang, 20 Togo.