DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES:

Across

7. Strong dislike of headgear by Communist (6) 8. Does it give warning of night owl on the road? (6) 10. Wicked threats to destroy utterly (7) 11. Poet is fired (5) 12. Get rid of those who take part in 22, for example? (4) 13. European vegetable (5) 17. Made a catty remark? The first person married? (5) 18. Spots right wood (4) 22. A bit of co-operation needed for entertainment (5) 23. Disparage when weakened by illness (3,4) 24. Good points of inaccurate timers (6) 25. Employment when sick constitutes maltreatment (3-3)

Down

1. Scientific study of medicines? (7) 2. He composed dances for US stars (7) 3 & 14 Down. Final sentence to end the play at possibly? (5,7) 4. Refused to allow making of bread (7) 5. Shop in West or East Berlin (5) 6, 16 and 20 Down. Scorns early French predecessor of Chunnel (5-7,5) 9. Sketch rips and cause to cry (4,5) 14. See 3 Down 15. Nothing in the sailing vessel is in lavishly decorated style (7) 16. See 6 Down 19. Body of type coming my way (5) 20. See 6 Down 21. Containing relative pronoun, clearly (5)