CRYPTIC 320

Across 1 President’s winning cards (6)

8 Summarily abolish boat gear in disorderly state (8)

9 Put out of place by one new slip of backbone (6)

10 Repeat word for word some proverb at important time (8)

11 Get away to see cap replaced (6)

12 Bring up a rare move (4)

13 Always follow first contagious illness (5) 16 Share out everything to be put back last (5)

19 Birds of a slow type (4)

21 Blood-sucking mite gets inside a slip of paper (6)

22 New crew first keeping time on remains of a disaster (8)

23 Fragile sounding play with even parts seen every seven days (6)

24 Anger of motorist at gear-change on thoroughfare (4,4)

25 Made a sudden run when she was held by Father (6) Down 2 Quick sharp return of speech has it revealed in prose (7)

3 Game not changed in art of pictorial display (7)

4 Ointment near last on a tray (6) 5 An explosive device or a dangerous reef current (7)

6 Normal tail remodelled but not completely (7)

7 Inflame excitement in some offer men take seriously (7)

13 Rugby player in favour of some division (7)

14 Never at play with an experienced performer (7)

15 Could be one who cheats may end where some birds congregate (7) 17 Be without most of eyes for servile followers (7)

18 Smother live roe in distress (7)

20 Set off to marry when quite heated (6)