Telegraph crossword

Across

1 Ironic, droll (3)

3 Neckwear (3)

5 Expensive (4)

7 Rent (5)

8 Promise, pledge (6) 10 Clue (4)

11 Captive (8)

13 Last, survive (6)

14 Intense, ferocious (6) 17 Instalments (8)

19 Raced (4)

21 Higher in rank (6)

22 Whinny (5)

23 Cunning tactic (4)

24 Faucet (3)

25 Tree juice (3)

Down

1

2 Longed (7)

3 Hike (4)

4 Accompany (6)

5 Family row (8)

6 Foreign (5)

9 12 Precedence (8) 15 Fixes, mends (7) 16 Rue (6)

18 Perfection (5)

20 A bargain (4)