Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 13/03/2012
Across
1 Safety measure (10)
8 Have the upper hand (7)
9 Joint (5)
10 Send out (4)
11 Leave out (4)
12 Ingenuity (3)
14 Cheerless (6)
15 Upgrade (6)
18 A small island (3)
20 Masticate (4)
21 Calm (4)
23 West Indian dance (5)
24 A small dagger (7)
25 Moral sense (10)
Down
1 Exact (7)
2 Dash (4)
3 Coolness (6)
4 Negotiating (8)
5 A crescent-shaped lake (5)
6 Stretch out (6-5)
7 A type of knife (11)
13 Cherished (8)
16 Cut off (7)
17 Ancient Greek city (6)
19 Speed (mus) (5)
22 Soon (4)
Monday’s solution
Across: 7 Ankara, 8 Unwrap, 9 Oslo, 10 Santiago, 11 Roseau, 12 Arctic, 14 Zagreb, 17 Lusaka, 19 The Hague, 21 Riga, 22 Knight, 23 Overly.
Down: 1 UNESCO, 2 Saboteur, 3 Nassau, 4 Luanda, 5 Kwai, 6 Bangui, 13 Castries, 15 Athens, 16 Bogota, 17 Lie low, 18 Kigali, 20 Huge.