QUICK CROSSWORD

DOWN 1. Soundly defeat (6) 2. Lowest point (5) 3. Partly open (4) 4. Chant (6) 5. Water (8) 6. Spectral (7) 7. Painter (6) 12. Second thoughts (4,4) 14. Habitual (7) 16. Marsh-like (6) 17. Colouring (6) 18. Legendary (6) 21. Scams (5) 22. Part of a mast (4) ACROSS 1. Tempting (11) 8. Shining (7) 9. Perch (5) 10. Painful (4) 11. Nullifies (7) 12. Signal (3) 13. Reverberate (4) 15. Playthings (4) 17. Owing (3) 19. Experienced, knowledgeable (7) 20. Killer whale (4) 23. Ground beef (5) 24. Put in danger (7) 25. Classified (11) SATURDAY’S SOLUTION: Across 6. Author 7. Dawdle 10. Lambast 11. Acrid 12. None 13. Snare 16. Loath 17. Halo 20. Occur 21. Matador 22. Tetchy 23. Column Down 1. Falling short 2. Stamina 3. Loyal 4. Macabre 5. Adorn 8. Endeavouring 9. At one time 14. Fourths 15. Hard nut 18. Acute 19. Stool