Yesterday’s solution

ACROSS :

1 Glitterati. 6 Spasms. 7 Dress. 9 Trauma. 10 Bet. 11 Dart. 14 Semi. 15 Hen. 16 Adonis. 17 Erupt. 18 Insult. 20 Close shave.

DOWN :

1 Gap. 2 Insert. 3 Toss up. 4 Red rag. 5 Trembles. 6 Sandshoe. 8 Sit tight. 9 Tranquil. 12 Cactus. 13 Tories. 14 Siesta. 19 Lie.

DOWN

1 Son, cooking five red cutlets,

meant to go off (4-11)

2 Austere sect CIA disrupted (7)

3 Cancel contribution to opera

season (5)

4 Once Shergar perished, no good going for stablemate (9)

5 Urge Tom after treatment to

become a foodie (7)

6 Allow for one Uk–nato tactic

going haywire (4,4,7)

7 Spycatcher some distance into

borders of Surrey (6)

8 Degeneres stands up, mostly

calm and untroubled (6)

16 Witness Laurel wearing battered derby (9)

18 Leave European touring

Cuba for thrill (6)

19 Flunky turns up around 6 in

Middle Eastern city (3,4)

21 Drops the answer to this

problem in 24? (7)

23 Former officer commanding

alien missile (6)

25 Pass out whiskey, tucking

inbefore long (5)