CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

1. Not very much income, we hear, for day off (4,3)

5. Bat in the belfry? There is a whole bunch (5)

8. Manage to be in charge of the old letter type (5)

9. Make it go further as tie is not on (4,3)

10. Gail left Algeria for a period of time (3)

11. Church members increase reportedly (4)

12. Mum gives knockout blow to shark (4)

14. Cats of little weight (6)

15. He is a robber and it is what he wants to do with his girlfriend’s ring finger, we hear (6)

17. American rubber makes you weary (4)

18. Small flower returns with a splodge (4)

19. Initially a radius, circumference and another part of the circle (3)

21. Where they dance the Samba! Ah! (7)

23. A dark city in Senegal (5) 24. Bound to be returned for deportation (5)

25. The sound of Charlie near the end (7) Down 1. An influx of material, it’s said (5) 2. I set anchor pin for the transport ship (9,4)

3. Sold a dummy? That kept him quiet! (8)

4. Hassled oysterbed’s supervisor because he sings a bit backwards (6)

5. The sound of a bleat at abattoir for beginners (3)

6. What to put over boiled eggs into? No idea! (3-4,6)

7. Is in a hurry with it (7)

13. Adam Cob & I went to this country (8)

14. Caesar’s eighth month (7) 16. 3.26 light years sounds a short time (6)

20. Nurse racer (5)

22. Mixed up dirt for starters (3)