CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. How American may beg for something to lift pot by (9)

5. Small dog returns with a shock of hair (3)

7. How Los Angeles gets by with skill (4)

8. Glittered like snow-vehicle going round pleasure-ground (8)

10. An inclination to deny cent in change (8)

11. Grind it around and the crowd will move aimlessly (4)

13. Thus doing gardening gets it in making a lot of money (6)

15. Entreaty might take a year in Puerto Rico (6)

18. Is unable to lose the apostrophe of hypocrisy (4)

19. A former spiv turned roué perhaps (8)

22. See that I have to creep around first (8)

23. Row of yarn spun from good flax (4)

24. The stop light was revolutionary (3)

25. Ability to see what happened to things hid in such a way (9)

DOWN

1. What goes to the wall may cover one’s hurt (7)

2. Fabric only to be made at end of season (5)

3. Minutely describe contents of nude pictures (6)

4. A noble listener going to opening of Lords (4)

5. Appease one if a milksop is around (7)

6. Get bike moving quietly by breaking lead (5)

9. A mock assault printer uses as a rule (5)

12. Some trees the head gardener made over (5)

14. Affinity with drink perhaps shown by editor (7)

16. Broken sceptre one should treat with consideration (7)

17. Cowardly cat starts to approach bird at Tower (6)

18. Horse dealer took nothing from barrel-maker (5)

20. It is due to go up and be victor inside (5)

21. Become engaged, or married: he’s changing that (4)