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)