CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across 1. Violin bows? Rubbish! (12) 8. Scrub I concluded was where the river was found (7) 9. Live alone and make a quantity of scones (5) 10. Renotify the singer who returned inside (5) 11. Satan was not like new, we hear (3,4) 12. Leave with misgivings to tender (5) 14. Invadable dive out. How trite is that! (5) 19. The crowd on the French island was unfriendly (7) 21. Happen to ring 200 from the old city (5) 23. No mask for the lame ducks – like this puzzle (5) 24. Christopher bound and flowing with the wind (3,4) 25. Menaced as bar played from Jonathan Creek theme (5,7)

Down 1. Conifer streets were one of the originals (6) 2. The former school pupil got into a row. Better tell on him (3,2) 3. Confounded uncle re hay material (7) 4. Helios was tramping away from the camping ground (3,3) 5. I am a cot case so surround tightly (5) 6. She created a big storm (7) 7. Cockroaches are not scarce in this vine vegetable (5) 13. Fault is fixed with this drainage hollow (7) 15. Cape I go around – it is to do with the furthest moon (7) 16. The southern white Rhine wine was a surprise (5) 17. Blamed for mess up (6) 18. Liberates, we hear, but will not stand the cold (6) 20. Hindustani river (5) 22. Member gets some money for scale (5)

Yesterday Across: 1. Dog house, 7. Union, 8. Easter egg, 9. Una, 10. Moat, 11. Open up, 13. Approximately, 15. Either, 16. Feel, 18. LAX, 20. Astronaut, 21. Teddy, 22. Appendix. Down: 1. Dream, 2. Gas-lamp, 3. Oxen, 4. Sleep like a top, 5. Dig up, 6. Infancy, 7. Ugandan, 12. Footway, 13. Agility, 14. Emerald, 15. Exude, 17. Latex, 19. Joke.