CRYPTIC 320

ACROSS 1

Spread it around! They’ve been merciful to me! (6)

8 Beat and dour or just plain stubborn? (8)

9 See how the god ran from the monster (6)

10 That is, such a bad act would make a king give up (8)

11 Cheat 50 Romans by sending them to a hut in Switzerland (6)

12 In Sicily! In Tibet, Nairobi!! It’s there somewhere! (4)

13 I lead out in a perfect manner (5)

16 This weapon is bound to make a clean break (5)

19 It is to be repeated for that divine woman (4)

21 On foot like good soldiers (6)

22 The aliens have the best card, blow them! (8)

23 Two sailors put a deposit on some teeth (6)

24 Formally written to tie in with the rates (8)

25 Brought up by concerns read out (6)

DOWN

2 That chap has turned red! So dry, too! (7)

3 I have a large collection of things royal (7)

4 Give to others on that special date (6)

5 Claims you are making notes (7)

6 Seeking perfection, father takes down the dragon first! (7)

7 How I venerate it yet remain abstracted by it (7)

13 Time I received a little thanks! You copy? (7)

14 A deer in the sun – see how it suffers! (7)

15 Drooping, the aliens are seen clinging to rocks (7)

17 I exhibit art in the U.S.A. and another country (7)

18 An alien uses cream to dispose of the remains (7)

20 How to resist a close relation (6)