Telegraph crossword

Across

1 4 Eschews (5) 8 Poorly (3) 9 Handsome (4-7) 10 Sampling (7) 12 Expel (from home) (5) 13 Illusion (6) 14 Lunatic (6)

17 Baits (5) 19 Granted (7) 21 Sizeable (11) 23 Understand, view (3) 24 Garb (5) 25 Shows an inclination (to) (5)

Down

1 Wage war (5) 2 Menagerie (3) 3 Shouting (7) 4 Cadge, freeload (6) 5 Come together (5) 6 Meant (9) 7 Synthetic material (7) 11 Astonished (9)

13 I’m a seal (anag.) (7) 15 Versus (7) 16 Prickly plant (6) 18 Cavalry sword (5) 20 Valleys; Slade (anag.) (5)

22 Hostelry (3)