CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

▶ Across

1. June is right to burst out, but it hurts (7)

5. One may have prepared the way to be laid with flags (5)

8. Glittering decoration creates gap lens can correct (7)

9. What is true and fitting for the Conservatives? (5)

10. Don't go on with surveillance used for split-second timing (4-5)

12. Fifty, for example, in one part of darts match (3)

13. Number of Fates are there to be sorted out (5)

17. Snake eats up every other one (3)

19. Having a good name, but a leper in another guise (9)

21. Heavenly food held by a woman, naturally (5)

22. Sudden emergence of the poor cut to pieces (7)

24. Stag of twelve points with household at the palace? (5)

25. Low isle is indeed become rotten (7) ▶ Yesterday's solution

Across 1. Realm 4. Removed 8. Colon 9. Purists

10. Law 11. Entourage 12. Ends 13. Flop 18. Tollbooth

20. Sac 21. Obscure 22. Sheaf 23. Strides 24. Easel Down 1. Recollections 2. Allowed 3. Manner

4. Repute 5. Marque 6. Vesta 7. Disrespectful

14. Listens 15. Absurd 16. Covers 17. Chaste

19. Loser

Down

1. How it's sin to sit around keep pressing! (6)

2. Looking green upset Saul and Joe (7)

3. Travel-wrap may get by at Twickenham (3)

4. How these can be adapted as a rope at sea (5)

5. Writing material with which to match pen is about right (9)

6. Watch kept by girl right away after six (5)

7. Second childhood will do to get a change (6)

11. Linn showing the rain and what it will do (9)

14. Boat that takes sailors on leave has its statue (7)

15. Beat down the price of a knocker, maybe (6)

16. Piled up by principal when physical education was included (6)

18. Heart's—ease gives spy an altered aspect (5)

20. Standing clear of surface, pleased with one's achievement (5)

23. Involuntary twitch essential to elasticity (3)