Crossword

ACROSS

1 Having a gentle voice (4-6) 8 Ancestry or parentage (7) 9 Keen (5) 10 Hoodwink (4) 11 Expensive (4)

12 Facial twitch (3) 14 Lacking width (6) 15 Filmy deposit on teeth (6)

18 Combine numbers (3)

20 Rip (4)

21 Sound system (2-2)

23 Horseman’s spear (5)

24 Brag (4,3)

25 Fair or average (10)

DOWN

1 Sea captain (7) 2 Be unsuccessful (4) 3 Senior female nurse (6) 4 Reverse the decision of (8) 5 Cardinal number (5) 6 Bird of prey (6,5) 7 Minutes of a meeting (11) 13 Military stronghold (8) 16 Argue about a trivial matter (7) 17 Scottish clan design (6) 19 Move rhythmically to music (5)

22 Stout stick (4)