Telegraph crossword
Across
1 Clear throat (5)
4 Minor setbacks (7)
8 Period (3)
9 Asian republic (5)
10 Scam (7)
11 Bored of life (5-5)
14 Complains (6)
16 Maintain (6)
18 Ambience (10)
22 Iron lever (7)
23 Sift (5)
24 Posed (3)
25 Indecent (7)
26 Financial check (5) Down
1 Chats (8)
2 One expected to lose
(8)
3 Perceived (5)
4 Hurry (up) (6)
5 Trill (7)
6 Reverse (an action) (4)
7 Animal fat (4)
12 Part of face (8)
13 Disciple (8)
15 Remarkable (7)
17 Curriculum (6)
19 Italian dish (5)
20 Reverberate (4)
21 Deficit (4)