Author name: crosswordanswers

1-across – Disturbance: reorganisation : SHAKEUP

8-across – Golf or American Football statistic : YARDAGE

9-across – Racing dog : WHIPPET

10-across – Paying close attention to : HEEDING

11-across – River and bridge which connect Devon and Cornwall : TAMAR

12-across – Kitchen implement : TINOPENER

14-across – Cabernet or Blanc? : SAUVIGNON

17-across – Hindu holy man : SADHU

19-across – Make angry: aromatic substance : INCENSE

20-across – Fiasco : DEBACLE

21-across – Supervise, monitor : OVERSEE

22-across – Lingered over : DWELTON

1-down – South African township : SOWETO

2-down – Adage : AXIOM

3-down – Wiser next step? : EXPERTWITNESS

4-down – Dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi : PYTHON

5-down – Showing lack of care for consequences : IRRESPONSIBLE

6-down – ——- Trench, the deepest part of the Earth’s oceans : MARIANA

7-down – Church caretaker : VERGER

13-down – Race; pick up speed : QUICKEN

14-down – Matelot : SAILOR

15-down – Essential; called for : NEEDED

16-down – Of the Jews : JUDEAN

18-down – Formerly a gold coin of several European countries : DUCAT

1-across – Foolish : DAFT

3-across – Abstruse : ESOTERIC

9-across – Wordy : VERBOSE

10-across – Fertile spot : OASIS

11-across – Indeterminate state : LIMBO

12-across – Proverbial mess : PIGSTY

14-across – Cleric : MANOFTHECLOTH

17-across – Residential city area : SUBURB

19-across – Steer : PILOT

22-across – Disease : VIRUS

23-across – Enliven : ANIMATE

24-across – Financially comfortable : WELLTODO

25-across – Platform : DAIS

1-down – Mining illumination : DAVYLAMP

2-down – Medium for discussion : FORUM

4-down – Take all available prizes : SWEEPTHEBOARD

5-down – Insubstantial underwear : THONG

6-down – Rice dish : RISOTTO

7-down – Point of transition, brink : CUSP

8-down – Fall asleep : NODOFF

13-down – Movable possessions : CHATTELS

15-down – Uncommitted : NEUTRAL

16-down – Knock-out match : CUPTIE

18-down – Disconcert : UPSET

20-down – South American beast of burden : LLAMA

21-down – Declare : AVOW

1-across – Roomy : CAPACIOUS

8-across – In abeyance : ONICE

9-across – Trade : TRAFFIC

10-across – Acknowledge applause : TAKEABOW

11-across – Climb : SHIN

13-across – Live-in home help : AUPAIR

14-across – Clandestine : SECRET

16-across – Children’s writer : DAHL

17-across – Fuel carrier : JERRYCAN

19-across – Early 20th Century artistic movement : ARTDECO

20-across – Front of stage : APRON

21-across – Maze : LABYRINTH

1-down – Climbing plant : CLEMATIS

2-down – Poignancy : PATHOS

3-down – Cajole : COAX

4-down – Not for publication : OFFTHERECORD

5-down – Nonpareil : SECONDTONONE

6-down – With the utmost vigour : TOOTHANDNAIL

7-down – Pay the whole bill : PICKUPTHETAB

12-down – Take to task : REPROACH

15-down – Grieve over : BEMOAN

18-down – Scoff : JEER

1-across – Centre of attention : CYNOSURE

5-across – Second-hand : USED

9-across – Imprecise : VAGUE

10-across – Demonstrable proposition : THEOREM

11-across – Political adventurer : CARPETBAGGER

13-across – Short, thick stick : CUDGEL

14-across – Relating to government finances : FISCAL

17-across – Given respectability through age : TIMEHONOURED

20-across – Cutting tooth : INCISOR

21-across – Plea of being elsewhere : ALIBI

22-across – Small biting flying insect : GNAT

23-across – Neurological condition : DEMENTIA

1-down – Small inlet, bay : COVE

2-down – Skinflint : NIGGARD

3-down – Non-flat horse race : STEEPLECHASE

4-down – Move round centre : ROTATE

6-down – Dismissive movement of shoulders : SHRUG

7-down – With modesty : DEMURELY

8-down – Sum up : RECAPITULATE

12-down – Harshly critical : SCATHING

15-down – Pharmacist : CHEMIST

16-down – Main course : ENTREE

18-down – Strong dark coffee : MOCHA

19-down – Travel warrant : VISA

1-across – Opening bet : ANTE

3-across – Dead end street : CULDESAC

8-across – Outlet : VENT

9-across – Extol : EULOGISE

11-across – Female driver : CHAUFFEUSE

14-across – Reliable : TRUSTY

15-across – Building extension : ANNEXE

17-across – Section of orchestra : PERCUSSION

20-across – Concluding part : EPILOGUE

21-across – Ballad : SONG

22-across – Improbable : UNLIKELY

23-across – Russian ruler : TSAR

1-down – Proponent : ADVOCATE

2-down – Secure liquor decanter : TANTALUS

4-down – Money-lender : USURER

5-down – Lethargy : DROWSINESS

6-down – Agitate : STIR

7-down – Head cook : CHEF

10-down – Out of trouble : OFFTHEHOOK

12-down – Fraught with danger : PERILOUS

13-down – Adolescent : TEENAGER

16-down – Authentic : ACTUAL

18-down – Boyfriend : BEAU

19-down – Medicine container : VIAL