Across
1. Doorman’s delivery? (7) BOUNCER
5. Draw game with Italian painter (7) TIEPOLO
9. Earmark for tax returns after first of April (5) ALLOT
10. Grim realities for a Hebrew? (9) ISRAELITE
11. Anguish in the middle each is suffering (9) HEARTACHE
12 Well-loved Wodehouse character, reportedly a forger? (5) SMITH
13 Where to find play’s backroom boys (6,3,6) BEHIND THE SCENES
15 Mad Tory practice upset Republican’s opponents? (10,5) DEMOCRATIC PARTY
18 Nina playing leading character in Evita, a musical (5) ANNIE
20 Is doing as ordered leading to identification of illness (9) DIAGNOSIS
22 Chief steward in rank bad mood (5-4) MAJOR-DOMO
23 A doctor’s about right to use preventive measures (5) AVERT
24 Discs bringing unsurpassed performances (7) RECORDS
25 Small child in red, told off (7) TODDLER
Down
1 First to bid, reckless and cocky (5) BRASH
2 Free ale – shun rum (7) UNLEASH
3 In a stupefied state, Tom will need a pick-me-up later (9) CATATONIC
4 What it tends to do if the weather’s beastly? (4,4,3,4) RAIN CATS AND DOGS
5 Novel – name the one a Brit translated (5,3,2,1,4) THREE MEN IN A BOAT
6 Fair, Shergar’s opening odds (5) EVENS
7 Work in one, on view (7) OPINION
8 Too quick a shot, very out of the ordinary (9) OVERHASTY
13 Drew bream cooking in pan (3-6) BED-WARMER
14 Humbly, top worker is going round home (3,2,4) CAP IN HAND
16 Deer can’t jump, lacking power, surprisingly (7) MUNTJAC
17 Philosopher brought up in Marseilles, surprisingly (7) RUSSELL
19 Mistake made by rascal blowing top (5) ERROR
21 Lute, one carried by celebrity (5) SITAR
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