COMPACT CROSSWORD ONE

ACROSS

1 Uncanny (5) 7 US state (8) 8 Overthrow in battle (5) 10 Tuneful (10) 12 Rounded up (8) 14 Feral (4) 16 Examine carefully (4) 17 Temperament (8) 20 Pretended to be ill to avoid work (10) 23 Italian poet (1265-1321) (5) 24 Curtailed (8) 25 Rip up (5)

DOWN

1 Sound judgment (6) 2 Old Testament book (4) 3 A barrier of floating logs (4) 4 Inaugurate (5) 5 Arduous (9) 6 Self-assured (6) 9 Alleviated (5) 11 Set up (9) 13 A newt (3) 15 Bogged down (5) 16 A figure of speech (6) 18 Surpass (6) 19 Look askance (5) 21 A large water jug (4) 22 Frustrate (4)