Compact Crossword - The Scotsman 25/05/13

1 Garbage (6)

4 Little rascals (6)

9 Rely on (5)

10 A Greek letter (7)

11 The latest thing (3)

12 Run down (9)

13 Headway (11)

18 Lost hope (9)

21 Corpulent (3)

22 Not on time (7)

23 Take care of (5)

24 Tendencies (6)

25 Hardly ever (6)

Down

1 Corroborate (6)

2 Run aground (7)

3 Located (5)

5 Cowers (7)

6 Girl’s name (5)

7 Verse form (6)

8 Dejected (4-7)

14 Wary (7)

15 Volunteered (7)

16 Dexterous (6)

17 Burn (6)

19 Leather (5)

20 Closely packed (5)

Friday’s solution

Across: 1 Cycle, 7 Germ cell,

8 Trunk, 10 Grey matter,

12 Pregnant, 14 Wilt, 16 Ruby,

17 Cellular, 20 Viviparous,

23 Molar, 24 Vertebra, 25 Blood.

Down: 1 Catsup, 2 Lung, 3 Levy,

4 Smear, 5 Ventricle, 6 Floret,

9 Krone, 11 Herbivore, 13 Nae,

15 Ileum, 16 Revive, 18 Roared,

19 Upper, 21 Ra-ra, 22 Soul.