CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Across

Clothes for an actor suited to women? (7)

The theme will appear if following cat's comeback 5. 8. (5)

If old-fashioned, I get married to get lively (7)

9. Burnt a ukulele in nitrous acid, heartlessly (5)

10. Exclamation claiming dolour to be meritorious, it seems (4,5) 12. Someone evidently hiding indication of her maiden name (3)

13. What's wrong with writing indefinite article on spinster (5)

17. Touch one for his attention and it will control the flow (3)

19. Adonis cut strangely by his keeper (9) 21. I fool around but indicate the page number (5)

22. Warm covering, but wager it's thin inside (7)

24. Damaged by rubbing is singular blow (5) 25. Continuous way one will finish up depleted (7)

Down

1. It seems there's a price to pay to go into the attack (6)

2. Wooers alternatively appearing in sets of clothes (7)

3. Duval heartily reveals the grape (3) 4. Fragrant gum the East produces with crushed lime (5)

5. Homo sapiens, if with toes broken, outlines party policy (9)

6. Symbol to know in the North (5) 7. How to make Frederick shortly do with what cattle eat (6)

11. Ricochet: a quick look to one side is bad (6,3)

14. Deceive the French with a small amount of water (7)

15. Materials one gorges (6)

16. Unties, putting it wrong way round, so gets it together (6)

18. Foreign dish one concocted with Paul (5)

20. Weapon responsible for destruction of bears (5)

23. Ampers take it for its abbreviated form (3)

Yesterday's solution

Across 1. Cough 4. Ascetic 8. Ninon 9. Iranian 10. Elm 11. Usherette 12. Tidy 13. Peru 18. Obstinate 20. Pan 21. Evicted 22. Tosti 23. Slender 24. Pedal Down 1. Confectioners 2. Unnamed 3. Honour 4. Alight 5. Chairs 6. Twist 7. Consequential 14. Exposed 15. Listed 16. Larder 17. Peg-top 19. Spine