Diversions & Puzzles

Puzzle No 1174

Clues across

5. Society still in existence is instrumental in celestial navigation (7) 7. Have part of the cruciate ligament put back to become nimble (5) 8. Entrance a union leader with a cake (6) 9. A North American prisoner with District Attorney, a cold blooded South American strangler (8) 10. Bash one upper-class gent to quickly establish a good relationship (3,2,3) 11. Convey knowledge through pixie painting (6) 13. Take flight from endless fast (4) 14. A small bay in wall of hospital in city on the Riviera (5) 15. Present provided in great surroundings (4) 17. Narcotic, removing nitrogen and oxygen, is so very cool (6) 19. The kind of attitude kids invariably have that could make Mum irate (8) 21. Spiritual leader not going back to prattle (6,2) 23. Tangled in cord from Sweden (6) 24. Rental for an inexperienced driver? Simplicity itself (5) 25. Labour leader before recent change produces support for the speaker (7)

Clues down

1. Try out some sort of extreme pain without American capital (10) 2. Automobile – American – with nothing for the tenor (6) 3. American spies love to say goodbye in Italy (4) Finish in Germany shortly showing a sexual preference (6) 5. A petty quarrel, one with Mr Pacino, related to three dimensions (7) First Inca flag replaced a red light (7,6) 7. An insatiable desire for wealth and caviare for a change (7) 12. A gripping work of assistance to a musician (4-6) 14. An item of clothing made for the old school, perhaps, by Nike, etc. (7) 16 Turning over of monarchy is not a local custom (7) 18. In truth it’s concerning friend (6) 20. A city one enters to ruminate (6) 22. The bottom of the sea bears a pearl pierced for threading (4)