Compact crossword - The Scotsman 20/03/13

1 Secret (4-4)

5 At one’s earliest convenience (1,1,1,1)

9 Large feline (5)

10 Famous girls’ school (7)

11 Climbing marsupial (4,8)

13 Modernise (6)

14 East African soldier (6)

17 Large African mammal (12)

20 Forgetfulness (7)

21 Large animal (abbrev) (5)

22 12 months (4)

23 Intimidate (8)

DOWN

1 Bantu-speaker (4)

2 Sweetened (7)

3 Small rodent (7,5)

4 Long-legged cat (6)

6 Bullock (5)

7 Scaly anteater (8)

8 Dunnock (5,7)

12 Lemur (8)

15 Insulting (7)

16 Angora (6)

18 Bamboo eater (5)

19 Young horse (4)

Tuesday’s solution

Across: 1 Dallas, 4 Ashram, 9 Finesse, 10 Eased, 11 Nehru, 12 Informs, 13 Writing-desk, 18 Compact, 20 Storm, 22 Relet, 23 Orleans, 24 Enrich, 25 Hybrid.

Down: 1 Define, 2 Lynch, 3 Assault, 5 Shelf, 6 Resorts, 7 Modest, 8 Designation, 14 Rambler, 15 Display, 16 Accrue, 17 Amused, 19 Antic, 21 On air.