Telegraph crossword

Across

1 Clear throat (5) 4 Minor setbacks (7) 8 Period (3) 9 Asian republic (5) 10 Scam (7) 11 Bored of life (5-5) 14 Complains (6) 16 Maintain (6) 18 Ambience (10) 22 Iron lever (7) 23 Sift (5) 24 Posed (3) 25 Indecent (7) 26 Financial check (5)

Down

1 Chats (8)

2 One expected to lose (8)

3 Perceived (5) 4 Hurry (up) (6)

5 Trill (7) 6 Reverse (an action) (4) 7 Animal fat (4)

12 Part of face (8) 13 Disciple (8) 15 Remarkable (7) 17 Curriculum (6) 19 Italian dish (5) 20 Reverberate (4) 21 Deficit (4)