CRYPTIC CLUES

ACROSS

1 Glum, working with old magnate (5) 4 Small, effeminate rogue (5) 7 Unusual drink (3) 9 Cadge from cleaner (6) 11 Work into soup recipe (4) 12 Rendition’s conclusion (3) 13 Chap has limb in piece of clothing (7) 15 Delight in generating pure art (7) 18 Colour of muddy estuary (3) 19 Brag about clutch (4) 20 Get a new gold dessert (6) 23 Are back for a long time (3) 24 Whole time alto performed (5) 25 Deceive the first man (5)

DOWN

1 Ideal fellow gets title correct (6,5) 2 Run off to get receptacle (3) 3 Sluggish, having to pull (3) 5 Enough to have beer with politician (5) 6 Hand over dollar and cede control (4,3,4) 8 Excellent game is played (4) 10 Not even peculiar (3) 13 Gun-wielding beast (3) 14 About to have nothing but eggs (3) 16 Growth at factory (5) 17 Change gear in fury (4) 18 Animal gives party energy (3) 21 Partner’s painting (3) 22 Started with sailor (3)