Monday 27 July

Across

1 Extremely boring oldster is young after treatment (4-10) 9 Woman needs a large beer delivered (7) 10 Less smooth piece of sugar? That is right (7) 11 Warning sound from half grey bird (5) 12 Threatening little devil with termination (9) 13 Democrat, very eager, occasionally pure rabble-rouser (9) 14 PM, or less important office (5) 15 Tennis champion finally quit hard work (5) 17 US state’s old university is covered in creeper (9) 20 Branch manager may put this up for children’s play (4,5) 22 What one can get from really rich poem (5) 23 Better prepared to fail in the end (7) 24 The last to leave doomed ship, a drama queen (7) 25 Financial claim as tense test drive crashed (6,8)

Down

1 Anticlimactic account of oversexed pet? (6,3,5) 2 What to wear in college class (7) 3 Cabin shutter so easy to pick up? (9) 4 What you are doing is very caring, nothing omitted (7) 5 Sink back asleep, shattered after run (7) 6 The old folks land (5) 7 Inquisitively touring island, while playing loud music? (7) 8 Grim from the start, hearing cantor messing up old music (9,5) 14 Stole time for fixing Christmas decoration (9) 16 Declare period of history unexceptional (7) 17 Museum cooled at last, given openings for air (7) 18 Left you to tidy up (7) 19 Missing some gear, rang emporium to order (7) 21 Raise anchor: I contributed (5)