Compact crossword - The Scotsman 11/04/15
ACROSS
1 Clan (5)
7 Endless (8)
8 Ward off (5)
10 Benchmarks (10)
12 A NCO (8)
14 Aspersion (4)
16 Obscure (4)
17 Rapturous (8)
20 Object of infatuation (5-5)
23 Machine for turning wood, etc (5)
24 Sewage drain (4-4)
25 Bogeyman (5)
DOWN
1 Heartbreaking (6)
2 Cover up (4)
3 Girl’s name (4)
4 Origin (5)
5 Get around (9)
6 Expurgate (6)
9 Thin Mexican pancakes (5)
11 Shocking (9)
13 Curve (3)
15 A seat (5)
16 Injunction (6)
18 Edible grain (6)
19 Ceases (5)
21 Publicity stunt (4)
22 A party (coll) (4)
Friday’s solution
Across: 1 Behind, 4 Closed, 9 Doors, 10 Run true, 11 Gel, 12 Yom Kippur, 13 Smoke signal, 18 Antarctic, 21 Ria, 22 Molotov, 23 Lucid, 24 Natant, 25 Scoter.
Down: 1 Bodega, 2 Hoodlum, 3 Nasty, 5 Landing, 6 Strip, 7 Dreary, 8 Primus stove, 14 Keratin, 15 Apricot, 16 Salmon, 17 Ladder, 19 To let, 20 Colic.