Today's puzzle.
ACROSS1 Writer (6)
4 Cuts in two (6)
9 Broods (5)
10 Stroke (7)
11 Shelter (3)
12 Marxist (9)
13 Dish for alms, etc (7-4)
18 Fascinates (9)
21 Large antelope (3)
22 A knocking sound (3-1-3)
23 Monsters (5)
24 Laugh at (6)
25 Solemn promise (6)
DOWN1 Specimen (6)
2 Completely filled (7)
3 Fundamental (5)
5 Agitate (7)
6 Feet of two syllables (5)
7 Upper House in the US (6)
8 Be in touch with (11)
14 Bestowed (7)
15 Gambled (7)
16 Dreaded (6)
17 Struggle (6)
19 Private instructor (5)
20 Pamper (5)
Friday's solutionAcross: 1 Hayes, 7 Quartile, 8 On top, 10 Washington, 12 Riesling, 14 Ford, 16 Taft, 17 Domineer, 20 Earthworms, 23 Young, 24 Coolidge, 25 Nixon.
Down: 1 Hoover, 2 Enow, 3 Bush, 4 Grant, 5 Gift-token, 6 Pernod, 9 Pally, 11 Jefferson, 13 Neo, 15 Jimmy, 16 Trench, 18 Reagan, 19 Chair, 21 Orgy, 22 Sori.
The full article contains 169 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.