CROSSWORD

Across

1 Party bill put out - it’s about time (7)

5 The capital gets poor return in this company (5) 8 Indication of what’s to come of a street riot (9) 9 Look at the middle of a cyclone (3)

10 Pulls leg round chest (4) 12 Hands and feet, for example (8)

14 Traces wrongly directed supplies (6)

15 Make a mistake and run for it (6)

17 Activity that makes oxen tire (8)

18 Have little hesitation leaving the angel fish (4) 21 Sign of nerves in critical situation (3)

22 They ask questions of pitmen after cut-back (9) 24 They may be raised if he’s taking in work (5)

25 The paper shows I done it ungrammatically! (7)

Down

1 He’s unable to serve any longer (5)

2 A prohibition for the legal profession (3)

3 Go off with a list (4) 4 Groups of pupils with no head girls (6)

5 Silver went after gold in this island (8)

6 Go too far across a stretch of water (9)

7 How the iron was put into service? (7)

11 Two articles from a picnic basket found in the meadow (9)

13 Things one eats or wastes (8) 14 The ache so placed is naturally spotted (7)

16 The vessel takes a long time to make soup (6)

19 North America’s biggest meat producer (5) 20 Female wear that wasn’t long in fashion (4)

23 Old priest among the Israelites (3)