Cryptic Crossword

ACROSS

1 Seabird marina (6) seen in colourful 4 Place in southern Rhodes, say (6) 8 First time on motorbike for boy (3) 9 Egg-hatcher at peak beyond where Havana is (9) 11 Money roué converted (4) 12 I acted in peculiar show (8) 15 Involved chase, free of charge for house-hunting (6,3) 18 Scattered crop said to be happening here and there (8) 19 Cattle shed seen in Rugby region (4) 21 Forty in a pub greatly increase upper surface (6,3) 23 Oh, was heard when offered French water (3) 24 Where horse lives is firmly fixed (6) 25 Always look up to when in religious lesson (6)

DOWN

1 One who installs machinery is more suitable (6) 2 Sheepish youngster put carbon into potentially sour wine (9) 3 Thailand almost bordering on a continent (4) 5 Questions about some French underwear (8) 6 Toper starts session on Tuesday (3) 7 Mutated marine flyers (6) 10 One forced into service to study handwriting (9) 13 One teeny movement lost in gas (9) 14 Everyone within made paler comparison (8) 16 Private remarks from assistants holding squadron leader (6) 17 Lure points to Mussolini (6) 20 Map seen to contain part of church (4) 22 University composition is read out to the country (inits)(3)