QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Centre of attention (5) 4 Bent (7) 8 Deserter from a cause (3) 9 Closely united in friendship (5-4) 10 Make crazy (7) 11 Come to mind (5) 13 Paradox (6) 15 Aloof (6) 18 Gladden (5) 19 Long curl of hair (7) 21 Colluding (2,7) 23 Trap for game (3) 24 At the end (7) 25 A sailing boat (5)

DOWN

1 Vast sum of money (7) 2 Become alight (5,4) 3 Protest occupation of site (3-2) 4 Young swan (6) 5 Result (7) 6 Family and relations (3) 7 Discourage (5) 12 Argue pedantically (4,5) 14 Arrange in proper order (7) 16 No longer burning (7) 17 A religious house (6) 18 Steep rockface (5) 20 Unpleasant (5) 22 Be permitted to (3)