CROSSWORD CLUES

ACROSS

1 Old-fashioned record player (10) 8 Stubbornly resolute (7) 9 Large passenger ship (5) 10 Repeated sound (4) 11 Desire (4) 12 Metallic element (3) 14 Delicious drink (6) 15 Responsible for an offence (6) 18 Young fox (3) 20 Water jug (4) 21 Giving heat (4) 23 Slack (5) 24 In opposition to (7) 25 Book that has sold many copies (10)

DOWN

1 Vividly or clearly described (7) 2 Unfortunately (4) 3 Acquire (6) 4 Period of 30 minutes (4,4) 5 Group of nine (5) 6 Without boxing gloves (4-7) 7 Apple variety (6,5) 13 Lowest floor of a building (8) 16 Beginner (7) 17 Ten years (6) 19 Informal name for a man (5) 22 Of more than average height (4)