QUICK PUZZLE NO. 7545

ACROSS

1. Scornful (8) 6. Gemstone (4) 8. From Eastern Europe (4) 9. Gloomy (8) 10. Weapon (5) 11. Lasso (6) 13. Brook (6) 15. Beam (6) 17. Suave (6) 19. Dirt (5) 22. Unique (8) 23. Poet (4) 24. Footwear (4) 25. Representative (8)

DOWN

2. Permit (5) 3. Various (7) 4. Bare (4) 5. Flattery (8) 6. Happen (5) 7. Mean (7) 12. Driven (8) 14. Sully (7) 16. Measure (7) 18. Intersection (5) 20. Dampish (5) 21. Spoken (4)