Double trouble
ACROSS
1 Went by • Glued (6)
5 Make merry •
Nonconformist (5)
9 Frank —, director of It’s a Wonderful Life • Isle in the bay of Naples (5)
10 Female big cat •
Stray from the point (7)
11 — Charles, American singer •
Managed (3)
12 Simulated, faked •
Claimant to the throne (9)
13 Account •
Expel from a country (6)
15 Floor • Shops (6)
19 Bring to an end •
Begin to grow from a seed (9)
21 Court • Pigeon’s cry (3)
22 Ransack •
Small settlement (7)
23 Sully • Tease (5)
24 Elegance •
Took without permission (5)
25 Collector’s item •
Equality of rank or pay, eg (6)
DOWN
2 Put one’s name forward (for) •
Big —, New York City (5)
3 Seal’s limb • Indoor shoe (7)
4 Be uncertain • One or the other (6)
5 Popular style at a specified time •
Scoundrel (5)
6 Food processor •
Stupid or clumsy mistake (7)
7 At some future time •
Intense beam of light (5)
8 Divided up • Frightened (6)
14 Herb used as a garnish •
Industrial town in southwest Scotland (7) 16 More sugary •
Loudspeaker designed to reproduce high frequencies (7)
17 Kiss and cuddle? • Level (6)
18 Profession •
Sway dangerously over to one side (6) 19 Spanish appetisers •
The Mamas & the —, 1960s folk rock group (5)
20 Metal framework in a fireplace • Furious (5) 21 Climb onto • European nobleman (5)