Author name: crosswordanswers

1-across – Electrify : EXCITE

4-across – <span>Speak </span><i>sotto voce</i> : MURMUR

9-across – Bari bairn? : BAMBINO

10-across – Bamboo muncher : PANDA

11-across – Broad in the beam : STOUT

12-across – Mishmash : FARRAGO

13-across – Scottish island dog : SKYETERRIER

18-across – Montmorency relative? : MORELLO

20-across – E,e.g : VOWEL

22-across – Speak : ORATE

23-across – Oval : ELLIPSE

24-across – Expedite : HASTEN

25-across – Island with official languages Greek and Turkish : CYPRUS

1-down – Raise in relief : EMBOSS

2-down – Band – amalgam : COMBO

3-down – Spiky plant : THISTLE

5-down – Top : UPPER

6-down – Combination of pictures : MONTAGE

7-down – Rationality : REASON

8-down – Stuck-up : TOFFEENOSED

14-down – East Asians : KOREANS

15-down – Partying : REVELRY

16-down – Effortless : SMOOTH

17-down – Gripper with serrated jaws : PLIERS

19-down – Feudal superior : LIEGE

21-down – Sponge or napkin? : WIPER

1-across – Overly sweet : SYRUPY

4-across – Sea birds – dupes : GULLS

7-across – Spanish ferry port : BILBAO

8-across – Sea in Northern Europe : BALTIC

9-across – And others : ETAL

10-across – No problem : OFCOURSE

12-across – Gloss or emulsion parka? : COATOFPAINT

17-across – One who eats flesh of own species : CANNIBAL

19-across – Peer : EARL

20-across – Great Britain,or Brighton and Hove : ALBION

21-across – Personification – 2009 film : AVATAR

22-across – Out of practice – reddish-brown : RUSTY

23-across – Many do : DYNAMO

1-down – Relating to the hip – longest nerve : SCIATIC

2-down – German measles : RUBELLA

3-down – Spoil the pic with leap into the background : PHOTOBOMB

4-down – Excrement of e.g. 4ac used as fertiliser : GUANO

5-down – Not now : LATERON

6-down – Small filled bag or envelope : SACHET

11-down – Very fine blood vessel : CAPILLARY

13-down – Public vehicle – book containing reprints of others : OMNIBUS

14-down – Baa Nike : IKEBANA

15-down – Violent whirling windstorm : TORNADO

16-down – Choux pastry or Jenny : ECLAIR

18-down – Creamy-white – piano key : IVORY

1-across – Heat and sound insulator : DOUBLEGLAZING

8-across – Marriage ceremony : WEDDING

9-across – Musical term meaning ‘all together’ : TUTTI

10-across – Make tea or beer : BREW

11-across – Notorious island prison : ALCATRAZ

13-across – Biceps or triceps : MUSCLE

14-across – Film necessitating box of tissues : WEEPIE

17-across – Stumbling block : OBSTACLE

19-across – Aid to commit an offence : ABET

21-across – Crossing or finch : ZEBRA

22-across – Ascertain an extent or quantity : MEASURE

24-across – Expect a close shave with this? : ELECTRICRAZOR

1-down – Morning condensation : DEW

2-down – Disrobe : UNDRESS

3-down – Hideaway : LAIR

4-down – Light,silly laugh : GIGGLE

5-down – Pangolin,e.g. : ANTEATER

6-down – Bury : INTER

7-down – Most flashy and flamboyant : GLITZIEST

10-down – Blame bozo : BAMBOOZLE

12-down – Agreeable : PLEASANT

15-down – Local test of knowledge : PUBQUIZ

16-down – Former students : ALUMNI

18-down – Curved sword : SABRE

20-down – Raiser,restorer or dryer : HAIR

23-down – Lug : EAR

5-across – Lawyer specialising in courtroom advocacy in England &amp; Wales : BARRISTER

8-across – Written reminder : MEMO

9-across – Winged repeat offender? : JAILBIRD

10-across – More likely than not : ODDSON

11-across – Investigate with the nose – snuggle : NUZZLE

13-across – Nicked : STOLEN

15-across – Low-budget film; supporting feature : BMOVIE

16-across – Hikers’ snack of dried fruit,nuts and seeds : TRAILMIX

18-across – Ring of a chain : LINK

19-across – Joyfully on this,before rain perhaps : CLOUDNINE

1-down – Merry-go-round – luggage conveyor : CAROUSEL

2-down – Malware – ‘horse’ : TROJAN

3-down – Allocate : ASSIGN

4-down – Doing word : VERB

6-down – Sad hatter : HEADSTART

7-down – Sparkling : BRILLIANT

12-down – Camera accessory allowing increased range of perspectives : ZOOMLENS

14-down – Rain-cloud : NIMBUS

15-down – Pugilism : BOXING

17-down – Lazy Eric? : IDLE

5-across – Equine titular star of Anna Sewell’s novel : BLACKBEAUTY

7-across – Title of Russian emperor : TSAR

8-across – Fictional doctor,he talks to the animals : DOLITTLE

9-across – Heating or locking : CENTRAL

11-across – Gain access to computer : LOGON

13-across – In front : AHEAD

14-across – Thick ropes or cables for mooring : HAWSERS

16-across – Hiker’s bag : RUCKSACK

17-across – Group – alcoholic drink with various alternative spellings : BEVY

18-across – Rapper : DOORKNOCKER

1-down – Young salmon – Henry’s last of six? : PARR

2-down – <span>Sad pink : SKIDPAN

3-down – Baby,bean or fish : JELLY

4-down – Shining : LUSTROUS

5-down – The soda buns : BASSETHOUND

6-down – Chinese flower ? : YELLOWRIVER

10-down – I’m grateful : THANKYOU

12-down – Large cash prize,often accumulated : JACKPOT

15-down – Slightly sticky – in poor taste : TACKY

17-down – Cook in the oven : BAKE