CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

7 Did he act badly in front of press chief? (7) 8 Excavate part of

Peru near this (7)

10 Get round and try to reach a compromise (9) 11 Suggestion to adopt wife’s tone of voice (5) 12 Praise has no boundaries for such coffee (5) 13 Shrimps and the like found in cat saucer, mysteriously (9) 15 A son beset by hunger will be lubricated (7)

17 Hard group tracking American partner (7) 18 Person who won’t indulge reserved seat in bar (9)

20 The majority of sea food coming from India? (5) 21 Picture the setter’s maturity (5) 23 Flyer’s Olympic medal perhaps found initially in church (9) 24 No end of film used in planned platinum wedding (7) 25 Awfully vain yet showing innocence (7)

DOWN

1 Women see lights out, being this in space (10) 2 Representation from nation hoarding uranium (6) 3 Submitted and made progress (8) 4 Game’s up, with lover outside office (6) 5 Develops conditions after case of gangrene (8) 6 Killer caught by rejection of Victoria Cross (4)

7 Fire Tory and draw attention to allowance (13) 9 Arrogant — spaced out and hit gym drunk (4,3,6) 14 Questioned lines on Spain in altered environment (10)

16 Cut of meat as per cooked on bone (5,3) 17 Uncompromising but mostly unlucky (8) 19 Complaint, seeing two grand thrown into river (6) 20 Scientific type’s unwell at home after onset of botulism (6) 22 A note about millions needed for rock band’s requirements? (4)