23 Strike making bachelor

scoff (4)

24 Vegetable making Lee cry,

possibly (6)

25 Second small person with pain in the side (6)

DOWN

1 Karate expert left in rear

hit hard (5,4)

2 Free, one copper was first to

be mocked (9)

3 Work of fiction produced by the Spanish after a month (5)

4 Moves suddenly with

game (5)

5 It’s about a learner,

genuine (4)

6 Commanding officer left one cold with abdominal pain (5) 10 Fake tan – it produces

stain (5)

11 Pudding, small, eaten by

saint (5)

12 Treaty involving new green

team (9)

13 Game of cricket involving

equal after exam (4,5) 17 Nimble US soldier covered

in beer (5)

19 Serious thug (5)

20 Head of art with last

changed book of maps (5) 21 Move gradually from verge (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Capital of Germany (6) 4 Undeviating (6)

7 Assistant (4)

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION:

ACROSS: 1 Tasteful, 5 Scar, 8 Adam, 9 Naturist, 10 Tenable, 12 Moped, 13 Racket, 15 Inured, 17 Shark, 18 Scatter, 22 Altitude, 23 Curb, 24 Form, 25 Pintable.

DOWN: 1 Tractor, 2 Spain, 3 Final, 4 Lots, 6 Clipper, 7 Rated, 11 Break, 12 Mania, 14 Chapter, 16 Durable, 17 Staff, 19 Clean, 20 Thumb, 21 Lump. 8 Inconsistent (8)

9 Curved sword (7)

12 Deed (3)

14 Choux pastry cake (6) 15 Rubble (6)

16 Small amount (3) 18 Playhouse (7)

22 Piece of good fortune (8) 23 Defeat (4)

24 Salad vegetable (6)

25 Sew (6)

DOWN

1 Karate expert (5,4) 2 Mocked (9)

3 New and strange (5) 4 Indoor game (5)

5 Actual (4)

6 Abdominal pain (5) 10 Tarnish (5)

11 Sugary (5)

12 Treaty (9)

13 International cricket game

(4,5)

17 Nimble (5)

19 Weighty (5)

20 Book of maps (5)

21 Border (4)