QUICK CROSSWORD

Across 1. Coins (5,6) 8. Shades (7) 9. Rants (5) 10. Whirlpool (4) 11. Frugality (7) 12. Prohibit (3) 13. Appeal (4) 15. Otherwise (4) 17. Flop (3) 19. Scrounger (7) 20. Excludes (4) 23. Play for time (5) 24. Oscillate (7) 25. Madness (11) Down 1. Needed (6) 2. Lubricated (5) 3. Flightless birds (4) 4. Hurry (6) 5. Tapered (8) 6. Fascinate (7) 7. Literary works (6) 12. Unmarried man (8) 14. Spotted hunter (7) 16. Entertained (6) 17. Urged onward (6) 18. Agreement (6) 21. Wide open (5) 22. Competent (4) Yesterday Across: 6. Exalts 7. Vernal 10. Ensures 11. Frets 12. Eros 13. Reels 16. Chide 17. Halo 20. Inter 21. Narrate 22. Gamely 23. Russet. Down: 1. Decelerating 2. Earshot 3. Stark 4. Menfolk 5. Ended 8. Lost property 9. Ascendant 14. Shortly 15. Malaise 18. Stump 19. Fraud.