1-across – Capital of Thailand : BANGKOK

8-across – Small four-stringed guitar : UKULELE

9-across – Historical warship with three or more masts : GALLEON

10-across – Harvests : GATHERS

11-across – Friendly Islands : TONGA

13-across – Jack or a queen, for instance : COURTCARD

15-across – Dovetail : HARMONISE

18-across – Idiosyncrasy : QUIRK

21-across – Please : PRITHEE

22-across – Almost overflowing : BRIMFUL

23-across – American victory, June 1945 : OKINAWA

24-across – Light vehicles for racing : GOKARTS

1-down – Dogmatist : BIGOT

2-down – Synthetic fibre : NYLON

3-down – Stay calm : KEEPACOOLHEAD

4-down – Chinese martial art : KUNGFU

5-down – Cause deep distress with hurtful remark : CUTTOTHEQUICK

6-down – Taxonomic groups : GENERA

7-down – Well-informed : VERSED

12-down – Bhindi or lady’s finger : OKRA

14-down – Buck : REAR

15-down – River horses : HIPPOS

16-down – Dried grape : RAISIN

17-down – Chilled sack applied to swellings, etc : ICEBAG

19-down – Read between the line : INFER

20-down – Extinguishes : KILLS

1-across – Black, hornless breed of cattle : ABERDEENANGUS

8-across – Mass of metal simply cast : PIG

9-across – Being : EXISTENCE

10-across – Discord : CONFLICT

11-across – Bejewel : STUD

13-across – Jog one’s memory : REMIND

14-across – Sieve : FILTER

16-across – Chanticleer : COCK

17-across – Asian disease due to vitamin B1 deficiency : BERIBERI

20-across – Magnifying lens in a camera : TELEPHOTO

21-across – Afflict : AIL

22-across – Issue instructions authoritatively : LAYDOWNTHELAW

1-down – Savoury meat or fish jelly : ASPIC

2-down – Designed in a way to minimise physical effort : ERGONOMICALLY

3-down – Abode : DWELLING

4-down – Show clearly : EVINCE

5-down – Highest adult male voice : ALTO

6-down – Failed commercially : GONETOTHEWALL

7-down – Narrow : SLENDER

12-down – Germanic settler in 5th century Spain : VISIGOTH

13-down – Performance : RECITAL

15-down – Narcotic powder derived from morphine : HEROIN

18-down – Relative by marriage : INLAW

19-down – Until : UPTO

1-across – Postpone : SETTOONESIDE

9-across – Temerity : NERVE

10-across – Flat limb on aquatic animals : FLIPPER

11-across – Affectedly highbrow : ARTY

12-across – Seal with a sunken design : INTAGLIO

14-across – Northern ocean : ARCTIC

15-across – Charge with a gas : AERATE

18-across – Selecting from various styles : ECLECTIC

20-across – Volume : BOOK

22-across – Gradient : INCLINE

23-across – Physical balance : POISE

24-across – In a state of agitation : ALLOFADITHER

2-down – Capricious : ERRATIC

3-down – Row : TIER

4-down – Be disagreeable to : OFFEND

5-down – United Arab ——-, Gulf state : EMIRATES

6-down – Force into motion : IMPEL

7-down – Be worth the time and money invested in you : EARNONESKEEP

8-down – Tolstoy novel : ANNAKARENINA

13-down – Devilment : MISCHIEF

16-down – Suffer : AGONISE

17-down – Connecting rod’s larger extremity : BIGEND

19-down – Parish pump : LOCAL

21-down – Coastal feature, tongue of sand : SPIT

1-across – Vacillate : DITHER

4-across – Counting frame : ABACUS

9-across – Cephalopod with suckered tentacles : OCTOPUS

10-across – Meaning : SENSE

11-across – Commence play in tennis : SERVE

12-across – Beyond doubt : ASSURED

13-across – Fail by some margin : MISSBYAMILE

18-across – Ungodly : IMPIOUS

20-across – Beast of burden : LLAMA

22-across – Of the eye : OPTIC

23-across – Wishy-washy : INSIPID

24-across – Categorise : ASSORT

25-across – Young swan : CYGNET

1-down – Torpid : DROWSY

2-down – Edify : TUTOR

3-down – Female ruler : EMPRESS

5-down – Principal element : BASIS

6-down – Fundamental : CENTRAL

7-down – Get a grip! : STEADY

8-down – Simplicity itself : ASEASYASPIE

14-down – Drive : IMPETUS

15-down – Sweet Madeira wine : MALMSEY

16-down – Tropical shrub with yellow flowers : MIMOSA

17-down – Brigand : BANDIT

19-down – Spring to mind : OCCUR

21-down – Tree, kind of poplar : ASPEN

1-across – Medicinal quantity : DOSE

3-across – Stress : EMPHASIS

9-across – Similar word : SYNONYM

10-across – Express, utter : VOICE

11-across – Broadcast medium : RADIO

12-across – Period of immaturity : NONAGE

14-across – Lost control, distracted : BESIDEONESELF

17-across – Skilful : ADROIT

19-across – Breed of dog : CORGI

22-across – Let : LEASE

23-across – Countless : UMPTEEN

24-across – Fellow feeling : SYMPATHY

25-across – Yield, give way : CEDE

1-down – Report in detail : DESCRIBE

2-down – Church council : SYNOD

4-down – Critical point : MOMENTOFTRUTH

5-down – Refuge : HAVEN

6-down – Beach pebbles : SHINGLE

7-down – Slow cook : STEW

8-down – Embrace, envelop : ENFOLD

13-down – Betroth, become engaged : AFFIANCE

15-down – Hand gun etc. : SIDEARM

16-down – Exclude : EXCEPT

18-down – Musical drama : OPERA

20-down – Old magistrate or official : REEVE

21-down – In addition : PLUS