Crossword by Boffles

No.253

Across

1 What you use to find the answer? (5)

4 Artist filled with Italian fizz? (7)

8 Peloton leader helps a dicky ticker? (9)

9 Aircraft travel (3)

10 No time for tears body parts (4)

11 Peoples take in UN for their representatives in Rome (8)

13 Lukashenko just one example from a wide field (6)

14 Two do not correct things, we are told (6)

17 More serious than rivalry between VIa and Vb (5,3)

19 Reproduced whether well or ill (4)

22 Bow makes stroke with it (3)

23 Settlement a spectre of of its former self (5,4)

24 Self-important manner paraded by those with such a stick (7)

25 Traveller who welcomes a knotty problem? (5)

Down

1 Left church recess? Mistake! (5)

2 Game start for fun vehicles (2-5)

3 Unconscious state sounds like hair dresser (4)

4 Oddly, group not found in cycle lanes (6)

5 Australian fowl with musical capability? (8)

6 Controversial Native American (5)

7 Exams you cannot fail, whatever your intelligence (2,5)

12 Giant joins golden layer for common fruit (8)

13 Treats medics (7)

15 Region famous for its broads (7)

16 Prefer act of kindness (6)

18 Artery ends with thanks (5)

20 Presenter who gets no legal consideration (5)

21 Engrave plant without beginning (4)

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