GENERAL CROSSWORD

▶ Across

1. Shy (5)

4. In an eddy (6)

7. Finish (3)

8. Rye grass (6)

9. Seldom (6)

10. Streaming out, emission (8)

12. Vivacity (4)

13. Oblong shield of a Roman soldier (6)

15. Payment by line (newspapers) (6)

16. Russian ruler (4)

17. Beginner, novice (8)

19. Relating to a tawny brown colour (6)

20. Hookey (6)

22. Mimic (3)

23. Part of Speech (6)

24. Pours (5)

▶ Down

1. Raised section in a road to separate lanes (7,6)

2. Male (3)

3. Indian city (5)

4. Beside the kidneys (7)

5. Craftsman’s table (4,5)

6. Mick Jagger’s band (7,6)

11. Act of speaking (9)

14. Taxi (7)

18. Group of eight (5)

21. Employ (3)

▶ Yesterday's solution

Across: 1. Jagged, 4. Absurd, 9. Churn, 10. Incisor, 11. Big-time, 13. Coal, 14. Smart-alecks, 17. Card, 18. Pioneer, 21. Write-in, 22. Odium, 24. Remiss, 25. Beaker.

Down: 1. Jacob’s, 2. Gnu, 3. Ennui, 5. Bicycle, 6. Unshackle, 7. Dirt, 8. Wiretapping, 12. Gymnasium, 15. Redress, 16. Tremor, 19. Ozone, 20. Ewer, 23. Ink.