Author name: crosswordanswers

1-across – Pungent fleshy edible root eaten in salads : RADISH

4-across – Persian governor of old; small-time dictator : SATRAP

9-across – Upend ox : EXPOUND

10-across – Jazz-style dance music of the 1940s : BEBOP

11-across – Recurring theme, especially in music : MOTIF

12-across – Imitation : MIMICRY

13-across – Accepted without discussion : TAKENASREAD

18-across – False medication, psychologically applied : PLACEBO

20-across – Edge : SIDLE

22-across – One of the Great Lakes of North America : HURON

23-across – Specimen : EXHIBIT

24-across – Most restrained : TAMEST

25-across – Describing clothes marked by gaudiness or jazziness : SPORTY

1-down – Moist, damp, wet – especially of air : RHEUMY

2-down – Storage base : DEPOT

3-down – Light fluffy dish with a base of egg yolks and stiffly beaten egg whites : SOUFFLE

5-down – Vinyl collectible : ALBUM

6-down – One of the four matriarchs of the Jewish people : REBECCA

7-down – Tropical fruit tree used in medicine : PAPAYA

8-down – Very common; of little value : ADIMEADOZEN

14-down – Clue about a ragman? : ANAGRAM

15-down – Fruit of a popular flower : ROSEHIP

16-down – Outcome, final result : UPSHOT

17-down – Person posted to keep watch for some anticipated event : SENTRY

19-down – County town of Co Clare, Ireland : ENNIS

21-down – Prohibit : DEBAR

1-across – Religious teacher of 6th and 5th centuries BC : BUDDHA

4-across – Test, as ore : ASSAY

7-across – Determined beforehand : PRESET

8-across – Colouring material used as a rough acid-base indicator : LITMUS

9-across – Capital of Latvia : RIGA

10-across – Large estate in Spanish-speaking countries : HACIENDA

12-across – Not functioning properly; deranged : OFFTHERAILS

17-across – Small rotating-winged aircraft : AUTOGYRO

19-across – Any loose flowing garment : ROBE

20-across – Change course : SWITCH

21-across – Marine bird of prey : OSPREY

22-across – Final approval : SAYSO

23-across – Compensate for : OFFSET

1-down – Filled tortilla : BURRITO

2-down – Characteristic of or peculiar to a woman : DISTAFF

3-down – Turn in : HITTHEHAY

4-down – Excuse, in law : ALIBI

5-down – Majorly influential : SEMINAL

6-down – Flunky : YESMAN

11-down – Divide by means of a rope, tape, etc : CORDONOFF

13-down – Ludicrous folly : FATUITY

14-down – Stirrup? : IRRUPTS

15-down – Cause the downfall of; undermine : SUBVERT

16-down – French sweet blackcurrant liqueur : CASSIS

18-down – Small lizard : GECKO

1-across – Have a big success or stroke of fortune : HITTHEJACKPOT

8-across – Pleasantly sharp or appetising : PIQUANT

9-across – Impulses : URGES

10-across – Give a broad smile : GRIN

11-across – Large brightly-coloured handkerchief or neckerchief : BANDANNA

13-across – Fervent, even militant, proponent of something : ZEALOT

14-across – William ——, English 19th century poet and socialist : MORRIS

17-across – Butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull : SPHENOID

19-across – Content of cognition : IDEA

21-across – Turn back to zero : RESET

22-across – Sucker : ROOTLET

24-across – Be aloof so as to heighten the interest of an admirer : PLAYHARDTOGET

1-down – 1950s dance event : HOP

2-down – Equal it! : TEQUILA

3-down – Humorous or malicious deception : HOAX

4-down – Goods thrown overboard : JETSAM

5-down – Very large pot for boiling : CAULDRON

6-down – One who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion, but not a Jew : PAGAN

7-down – Body of water separating Australia and New Zealand : TASMANSEA

10-down – Troubled coastal region bordering Israel and Egypt : GAZASTRIP

12-down – Of the highest quality : TOPNOTCH

15-down – Danger sign : REDFLAG

16-down – Reflect : MIRROR

18-down – Book of prophecies : HOSEA

20-down – Sprint? Yes he does! : BOLT

23-down – Dram : TOT

1-across – Extreme patriotic activity : JINGOISM

5-across – Native Americans living chiefly in Colorado, Utah and New Mexico : UTES

9-across – White heron : EGRET

10-across – Idle fancy : CHIMERA

11-across – Large landmass off Canada’s NE coast : BAFFINISLAND

13-across – Torpor : APATHY

14-across – Compound plant of fungus and alga : LICHEN

17-across – Banquo’s fee, eh? : QUEENOFSHEBA

20-across – Artist’s workshop, studio : ATELIER

21-across – Concentration of attention or energy : FOCUS

22-across – Facts and figures : DATA

23-across – Conjunctions, especially in astronomy; eg the moon and the sun : SYZYGIES

1-down – Ridicule : JEER

2-down – Hindu or Buddhist blissful meditative state : NIRVANA

3-down – From a state of being invisible or non-existent : OUTOFTHINAIR

4-down – Attendant in a duel or boxing match : SECOND

6-down – Eighth letter of the Greek alphabet : THETA

7-down – Locums : STANDINS

8-down – Ironic expression of disbelief or impossibility : PIGSMIGHTFLY

12-down – Loom producing highly intricate brocaded fabrics : JACQUARD

15-down – Japanese brazier used for outdoor cooking : HIBACHI

16-down – Brawling : AFFRAY

18-down – Put into power through the ballot box : ELECT

19-down – Mother of Horus : ISIS

1-across – Nomadic : ITINERANT

8-across – Food of the gods : AMBROSIA

9-across – : SOHO

10-across – Prison : GAOL

11-across – Book of psalms : PSALTER

13-across – Run down, decrepit : DILAPIDATED

15-across – Storm, cyclone : TYPHOON

17-across – Object of devotion : IDOL

20-across – Ballerina’s skirt : TUTU

21-across – Set of beliefs : IDEOLOGY

22-across – Step on dry land : DISEMBARK

2-down – Agitation, confusion : TURMOIL

3-down – Inquisitive : NOSY

4-down – Ecstasy : RHAPSODY

5-down – Of the nose : NASAL

6-down – Self-satisfied : SMUG

7-down – Astute : SHREWD

12-down – Suitable : APPOSITE

13-down – Rehearsal, practice : DRYRUN

14-down – Young child : TODDLER

16-down – Muslim nymph : HOURI

18-down – Emblem, trade-mark : LOGO

19-down – Plant used in cookery : HERB