CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across 7. A call for all at the station (6) 8. Used to get the jump on your competitors in the race (6) 10. Used to find cool art perhaps (7)

11. Fire up your computer site? (3,2)

12. Several have no hesitation to be devoid of feeling (4)

13. Put tip back on the metal spike (5)

17. Be too quick with a snigger at the messy place (5) 18. Something worn on a seatrain, oddly (4)

22. The lathe operator has no right to become a pitch finder (5) 23. There is no point in practitioner having no fixed course (7)

24. The lip is removed from the fireplace to renovate the front (6) 25. The chamber pot has parasites? It is not a job for these guys to investigate (6)

Down

1 & 19dn. What you saw in the skies at night was caused by starlings, Alf (7,5)

2. Native American’s question of your method of transport. Why? (3,4)

3. Pa is out on the warpath with fierce anger (5)

4. Scottish chimney is returned with a man of strength and part of a window (7)

5. An old wive’s tale of Mrs Ada Gerathy? (5)

6 & 16dn. He used to gather a fortune but now just scrimps and saves (5,7)

9. Is fire utter devastation for the food producer? (5,4)

14. Shout encouragement to put in lodging ... (7)

15. ... head on board (7)

16. See 6

19. See 1

20. To extinguish a candle can get up your nose (5)

21. The previous monastic officer (5)