Tuesday 21 April

Across

5 Old man’s at home, thus visits for little while (4,2) 6 Recovery vehicles? Some have clocks (6) 9 Climb in a second, somehow dropping nothing (6) 10 Affected as minutes may be (8) 11 Lots of the past one’s misrepresented (4) 12 Two-times quiet husband one defames first off (10) 13 Saying there’s no difference between porridge and bread (4,2,5) 18 Starts off by installing one sensible kind of clock (10) 21 Broadcast time for piece of news (4) 22 Apply pressure about ten to three, say? As long as it takes (8) 23 Records hits (6) 24 Team’s schedule for tea-break (6) 25 Tiny fellow, see, is punctual (6)

Down

1 A smooth king I joined for relaxing stretch after runs (5-3) 2 Storm increased? Ensure operation of watch (4,2) 3 Guidance on tempo, contemporary inspiration for poets (8) 4 Spell as part of school learning (6) 5 Minister in bygone days supported by some troops (6) 7 Piece of crossword that’s out of date (6) 8 Left supporter for very brief moment (5,6) 14 Send up kind of person to begin with that can help one cook breakfast (3,5) 15 Is dividing lyric poems – they’re presented on separate occasions (8) 16 Extremely small fraction of hour (6) 17 Reported with minimal impact in periodical (6) 19 Recluse concealing a source of something for days or more (6) 20 Part of clock I never restrict the movement of (4,2)