Cryptic crossword

ACROSS 1. Cart a man around with a boat (9)

5. A recommendation of mine has been put back (3)

7. Around the Big Apple an animal is shown in stone (4) 8. Sacrifice of finger may be necessary (8)

10. Article shattered by a Greek BA (8)

11. Follow 15 found back in Pye book (4)

13. A less cautious slice of bacon (6)

15. Doctor rose somehow in grades of Christian ministry (6) 18. Gaol sounds the same spelt this way (4)

19. Level-headed in a sense, women’s movement is wrong (8) 22. Abandoned in favour of snake that turned to it (8)

23. Sound of laughter may be ditched so it won’t interrupt view (2-2)

24. Sound a little canine and settle bill in reverse (3) 25. Doomwatch finds out material for splinters (9)

DOWN

1. Make one suffer for one’s clothing (7)

2. It is the hour, one is told, of the herb (5)

3. Island in road is not enough for one fleeing oppression (6) 4. Have to have one beheaded and end disembowelled (4) 5. Give him belt adapted as finger-shield (7)

6. Little fellow takes my porker first (5)

9. End of key lost in collection for clay pigeon-shooting (5) 12. Newly produced SF (her version of it) (5)

14. It supports foot, like a sort of pump (7)

16. We get involved in darts, mixing it with race official (7) 17. Become less severe concerning the run-up to Easter (6) 18. The moment it takes a bag to post something in (5)

20. Is he a hired assassin? Well done! (5)

21. At peace with California head of Mafia (4)