Across
7
Moralist turning up in front of train wreck (7)
8
Singer’s entertaining dad dancing in Somerset village (7)
9
Start of silly season for Rishi? (4)
10
Wrecked boat at sea captured by revolutionary French artist (9)
12
Might some garden warblers return? (5)
15
Supplies side-splitting joke (4)
16
Fellows invested in Spanish couple’s tips (5)
17
One Republican in US showing a bit of flex (4)
18
Mike goes inside to make a meal for PM (5,3)
20
Spooner’s subdued fish (5)
21
Four contrary aliens welcoming a conversation (4-1-4)
24
What Jack Sprat’s wife did on counter holding fine cloth (7)
25
Staggering tax rise for comic character (7)
Down
1
Department of Justice usually recruits awful leaders (4)
2
Discharged current of gas (8)
3
Masons arranged for someone to do the heavy lifting (6)
4
American Dad! winning animated Oscar generates media events (5,3)
5
Proverbs in modern times? (6)
6
He crashed out before the end of race – that’s bad luck! (4,6)
11
Maybe attaché provides a clue for B.O.? (9)
12
Group accepting the ending of Parklife is more offensive (5)
14
The German boy exhausted in race (5)
16
Test card broadcast from Mars? (8)
17
Rules written up claiming pole dancing is PC in Australia (8)
19
Soldier provided that answer for political movement (6)
21
Jack embracing Zulu king (4)
23
Greedy singer turns up (4)