FRIDAY CROSSWORD

Across

7 Dependent may see trouble returning during split (7)

8 Succeed, applying universal rate to most of journey (7)

10 Under pressure after spat about verb form (4,5)

11 Group meet regularly after month (5)

12 Levels pitches (5)

13 Muscle resistance seen in retired player (9)

15 Irreligious young lad with no answer needing to be reformed (7)

17 Sucker riding small brown horse (7)

18 Took off tired, as is confused (9)

20 Chaste line taken by church article (5)

21 Sort of nerve required, seeing credit cut after work (5)

23 Rioters rioting about races for coffee (9)

24 Top ticket perhaps requiring time (7)

25 Stickers of Independent politician found during checks (7)

Down

1 Escape, grabbing whip and torch (10)

2 Experiences of son supporting discrimination (6)

3 Mean to eat mainly raw fish (8)

4 Bear witness in appointment set tactfully up (6)

5 Bishop providing topless pubs and glasses (8)

6 Black bits found in butcher’s mutton (4)

7 Consequences of putting soldiers on the drums succeeded (13)

9 Strange rote – see enough of different parts (13)

14 Parodies efforts to pinch a waistcoat for the Americans (10)

16 Immediately and with fatal consequences holding court (8)

17 Melody dances across street without pretension (8)

19 Fairy godmother ultimately enveloped in rancour (6)

20 Italian city underpinning church element (6)

22 Tie up and hit hard (4)