Telegraph crossword

Across

1 Wodehouse’s Bertie (7)

5 Remove wool (5)

8

9 Famed steam locomotive (7)

10 Gather crops (7)

11 Gain admission (5)

12 Spanish dish (6)

14 Reliable (6)

17 Low point (5)

19 Same woe (anag.) (7)

22 Mounted troops (7)

23 Informer (5)

24 Boredom (5)

25 Apprehensive (7)

Down

1 Sorceress (5)

2 Verbose (anag.) (7)

3 Leitmotiv (5)

4 TV control (6)

5 Creditworthy (7)

6 Precise (5)

7 Soviet force (3,4)

12 Aplomb (7)

13 Rhine siren (7)

15 Alligator pear (7)

16 Ravine (6)

18 English county (5)

20 Zealous (5)

21 Relieves (5)