Double trouble

Each clue leads to two answers which differ from each other by one letter. You must decide which is the correct one. For example, the two possible answers to 14A are SNATCH and SWATCH - the answer to 12D will reveal which one is correct. Solutions in Monday’s Daily Mirror

ACROSS

1 Flash Monster —, sci-fi such hero as Medusa Ł Ł (6) 4 7 Apologise obsequiously Ł Rock fragments (6)

Killers who use toxins Jailbirds (9) 9 Uncommon Ł Pace, tempo (4) 10 Shortly Ł Chimney dirt (4) 11 Partly frozen rain Ł Elegant, well-groomed (5) 13 Baby’s toy Ł Gossip, idle talk (6) 14 Seize Ł Material sample (6) 15 Plastic drinking cup Ł

Boris —, former Wimbledon champ (6) Ł

17 Imperfect Scratched by talons (6) Ł 19 Relating to the pontiff Fathers? (5) Ł 20 Reveal

George Bernard —, Irish playwright (4) Ł

22 Earn, acquire Smile (4) Ł

23 One side of the Seine Defender on the football pitch (5, 4) Ł

24 — sauce, accompaniment to fish Scottish design (6) Ł

25 Lunatic Mumble (6)

DOWN

2 1 Deep red gem Ł Top Ł floor or attic room (6)

Have the courage Arrow (4) Stinging plant Ł Snuggle, cuddle (6) 4 3 Indian river Ł Measuring instruments (6) 5 Spacious or uncluttered Ł — and graces, affectation (4) 6 Unveiling, inauguration Ł Protruding belly (6) Ł

7 Guardian Cinema equipment (9) Ł 8 US cartoon series (5, 4) London borough (9) Ł

11 High-pitched electronic noise Slumber (5) Ł 12 Genuflect Sound of funeral bell (5) Ł

15 Container made from interwoven cane strips Lay in the sun (6) Ł

16 Rudolph’s colleague? Bacon slice (6) Ł

17 Element which forms diamonds Box (6) Ł 18 Stabbing weapon Peril (6) Ł 21 Untamed Droop (4) Ł 22 Small mosquito-like fly Bite, nibble (4)