CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

▶ Across

1. It is distinctive nature of cleaner to react to change (9)

5. On the other hand, returning, one may take a dip in it (3)

7. Everything at the end of the day one may range alongside (4)

8. Topless ogres hold European back when they explode (8)

10. Standing very tall, we get in to telephone (8)

11. Army doctor has no comeback for one to look lovesick (4)

13. Is mad to be such a beauty? (6) 15. Short with beer for horse going over the sticks (6)

18. Run off to make length of cloth safe (4) 19. His kind may be taken in to dine (8) 22. Horse shelter for same has one on (8) 23. Landing by parachute, one won't continue with it if … (4)

24. … landing in enemy fronts turns out to be untrue (3)

25. Eric’s need is perhaps for somewhere to live (9)

▶ Down

1. 150 at terminus sign off with this noise (7)

2. One may grant everything and be endlessly in debt (5)

3. The wrong sort of bet excluded by the multitude (6)

4. Having got through on the blower, it’s a step up (4)

5. So one duet turn out to be boring (7) 6. Graduates at home to depression (5) 9. Note on bacon-skin deal with it with back teeth (5)

12. A small gap made by feature on initiation of knowledge (5)

14. Roman house for example upset the community (7)

16. Concerned with track circuits, the East fall back (7)

17. It’s excellent being like a VIP (6) 18. Graduates the Italian aromatic plant (5) 20. Peer, but find nothing in the storage building (5)

21. Image that’s out of focus is almost indecent, right? (4) ▶ Friday's solution Across 1. Mutter 4. Balsam 9. Leading 10. Green 11. Ibid 12. Anna 13. Off 15. Glut 16. Flow 19. Ohm 21. Oars 22. Flaw 24. Radio 25. Candour 26. Delays 27. Beheld Down 1. Multi-coloured 2. Trading 3. Evil 5. Arguable 6. See to 7. Man of the world 8. Agent 14. Autonomy 17. Welcome 18. Trick 20. Model 23. Once