Author name: crosswordanswers

1-across – Erector who employs labour : MASTERBUILDER

8-across – Fuss : ADO

9-across – Palsy : PARALYSIS

10-across – One involved in government by religious leaders : THEOCRAT

11-across – Uterus : WOMB

13-across – Shrivel : WITHER

14-across – Sitting – can see : SEANCE

16-across – Rocky ridge near sea surface : REEF

17-across – Huge : COLOSSAL

20-across – London borough : ISLINGTON

21-across – Deciduous forest tree : OAK

22-across – Bishop’s title of respect : RIGHTREVEREND

1-down – Intended : MEANT

2-down – Put in an appearance : SHOWEDTHEFLAG

3-down – Looked forward to : EXPECTED

4-down – Official managing school finances : BURSAR

5-down – Inactive : IDLE

6-down – Shop offering goods at reduced prices : DISCOUNTSTORE

7-down – Laughable : RISIBLE

12-down – Speak violently against : DENOUNCE

13-down – Fighter : WARRIOR

15-down – Knock against : JOSTLE

18-down – Enjoyed – popular : LIKED

19-down – One nautical mile per hour : KNOT

1-across – Advantageous starting place : POLEPOSITION

9-across – Direction : NORTH

10-across – Having more flavour : TASTIER

11-across – After all deductions : NETT

12-across – Tree with hard-shelled fruit : CALABASH

14-across – Suffering – trial : ORDEAL

15-across – Cream-filled, chocolate-topped cake : ECLAIR

18-across – Begged – was attractive : APPEALED

20-across – Shopping area closed to vehicles : MALL

22-across – Scene of Allied troop evacuation, 1940 : DUNKIRK

23-across – Once more : AGAIN

24-across – Unwanted radioactive material : NUCLEARWASTE

2-down – Ted Rose : OERSTED

3-down – Resound : ECHO

4-down – Bandit : OUTLAW

5-down – Example : INSTANCE

6-down – Mediterranean island : IBIZA

7-down – Section of London Underground : NORTHERNLINE

8-down – Continuously : ONANDONANDON

13-down – Storehouse for explosives : MAGAZINE

16-down – Unyielding : ADAMANT

17-down – Mug : BEAKER

19-down – Sudden fright : PANIC

21-down – Listed facts : DATA

1-across – Workers without fixed employment : CASUAL

4-across – See 1 : LABOUR

9-across – Seen hut? : ENTHUSE

10-across – Foundation : BASIS

11-across – Brace : STRUT

12-across – Futile : USELESS

13-across – Boycotted : BLACKLISTED

18-across – Indefinitely large number : UMPTEEN

20-across – Shoddy : TACKY

22-across – Chief river of the Midlands : TRENT

23-across – Transparent case for candle : LANTERN

24-across – Establishment teaching horsemanship : RIDING

25-across – See 24 : SCHOOL

1-down – Nautical peaked cap – board with wire attached : CHEESE

2-down – Lustful man : SATYR

3-down – Marine – living in water : AQUATIC

5-down – Stroll : AMBLE

6-down – Indecent : OBSCENE

7-down – Oppose : RESIST

8-down – In a fascinating way : BEGUILINGLY

14-down – Interpret someone”s words when deaf : LIPREAD

15-down – Devilish : SATANIC

16-down – See 1 down : CUTTER

17-down – Book of church music : HYMNAL

19-down – Consumed : EATEN

21-down – Statement of belief : CREDO

1-across – Capture – fill – dwell in : OCCUPY

4-across – Subject : TOPIC

7-across – Summerhouse : GAZEBO

8-across – Hired assassin : HITMAN

9-across – Wealthy : RICH

10-across – Tonic : PICKMEUP

12-across – Refuse to give up : NEVERSAYDIE

17-across – Extremely lazy : BONEIDLE

19-across – Barrel : CASK

20-across – Ornament in relief : EMBOSS

21-across – Really – truly : INDEED

22-across – Motif – 4 across : THEME

23-across – Ligament – sinew : TENDON

1-down – Speech : ORATION

2-down – Russian dramatist : CHEKHOV

3-down – Succeeded – made good : PROSPERED

4-down – Dense : THICK

5-down – Italian city, buried by volcanic ash 79 AD : POMPEII

6-down – Cocktail delicacy : CANAPE

11-down – Period of truce : CEASEFIRE

13-down – Glorify – raise to the peerage : ENNOBLE

14-down – Determined – settled : DECIDED

15-down – Oriental : EASTERN

16-down – Goal – protest : OBJECT

18-down – Problem – child : ISSUE

1-across – Die : KICKTHEBUCKET

8-across – Wreath – for Judy? : GARLAND

9-across – Less : MINUS

10-across – African – wasteland : MOOR

11-across – Always : EVERMORE

13-across – Repudiate – disinherit : DISOWN

14-across – Save : RESCUE

17-across – Phrase to catch attention or apologise : EXCUSEME

19-across – Musical work : OPUS

21-across – Ancient British tribe : ICENI

22-across – Madman – idiot : LUNATIC

24-across – Rubella : GERMANMEASLES

1-down – Barrel : KEG

2-down – Odd – inquisitive : CURIOUS

3-down – Light carriage – it’s sometimes sprung! : TRAP

4-down – Salad plant : ENDIVE

5-down – Relatively superior and/or expensive : UPMARKET

6-down – Japanese art of fencing : KENDO

7-down – Insipid – inappropriate – dull : TASTELESS

10-down – Aggravating – furious : MADDENING

12-down – Nazi emblem : SWASTIKA

15-down – Major city – investment : CAPITAL

16-down – Symbol : EMBLEM

18-down – Encourage – applaud : CHEER

20-down – South American Indian : INCA

23-down – Lettuce : COS