Compact crossword
ACROSS
1 Spasmodic (5)
7 Not quite (anag) (8)
8 Crave (5)
10 Model village in Birmingham (10)
14 Contract (4)
16 and 24 Garden village on the Wirral (4,8)
17 Figure of speech (8)
20 Bees' secretion (5,5)
23 Lolled (5)
24 See 16 across
25 Australasian soldier (5)
DOWN
1 Full of happiness (6)
2 Pavement edge (4)
3 Prickly seedcase (4)
4 Musical staff (5)
5 Model industrial village south of Carluke (3,6)
6 Not moving (2,4)
9 Absolutely not (2,3)
11 Snowing lightly (9)
13 King (3)
15 Wee (5)
16 Church district (6)
18 Scandinavian (6)
19 Tartan (5)
21 Resound (4)
22 Open mouth wide (4)
Thursday's solution
Across: 7 Yews, 8 Evacuate, 9 Aries, 10 Twitchy, 12 Beg, 13 Acclaimed, 16 Retriever, 17 Keg, 19 Persist, 21 Phase, 23 Pedigree, 24 Cane.
Down: 1 Reprieve, 2 Usher, 3 Leg, 4 Jaywalker, 5 Butts in, 6 Utah, 11 Accessory, 14 Evensong, 15 Drastic, 18 Shock, 20 Even, 22 Peg.