Author name: crosswordanswers

1-across – Using only words like yes and no : MONOSYLLABIC

9-across – Irritable – Mole’s friend! : RATTY

10-across – Private place : SANCTUM

11-across – State of USA : UTAH

12-across – Cromwell’s army : NEWMODEL

14-across – Succession of requests : LITANY

15-across – All voices together : UNISON

18-across – Grab a share : MUSCLEIN

20-across – False : SHAM

22-across – Pakistani city : KARACHI

23-across – Greek island : CORFU

24-across – Formal enrolment : REGISTRATION

2-down – Pariah : OUTCAST

3-down – Semi-precious stone : ONYX

4-down – They always agree with bosses : YESMEN

5-down – Liquid for rubbing into skin : LINIMENT

6-down – Reduced : BATED

7-down – Thundercloud : CUMULONIMBUS

8-down – Deliberate causer of problems : TROUBLEMAKER

13-down – Confucius’ work : ANALECTS

16-down – Former dictator of Indonesia : SUHARTO

17-down – High official in Ottoman Empire : VIZIER

19-down – End of neck – beat up : SCRAG

21-down – Rabbit’s tail : SCUT

1-across – Abrade – economise! : SCRAPE

4-across – Worldwide : GLOBAL

9-across – Hard varnish : LACQUER

10-across – Hot drink : COCOA

11-across – Component of blood : SERUM

12-across – Galosh – sleuth : GUMSHOE

13-across – Combat wear : BATTLEDRESS

18-across – Unlucky : HAPLESS

20-across – Brownish tint or pigment : SEPIA

22-across – Landing stage : WHARF

23-across – Diverse : VARIOUS

24-across – Gnawing animal : RODENT

25-across – Indistinct mark : SMUDGE

1-down – Effect of body hitting water : SPLASH

2-down – Happen repeatedly : RECUR

3-down – Fall rapidly : PLUMMET

5-down – Temporary substitute : LOCUM

6-down – God of wine : BACCHUS

7-down – Yeast : LEAVEN

8-down – Forward-looking or -moving : PROGRESSIVE

14-down – Commend audibly : APPLAUD

15-down – Platform : ROSTRUM

16-down – Short outbreak of rain : SHOWER

17-down – Lashes : HASSLE

19-down – Fairy-like : ELFIN

21-down – Arrogant – sticking out : PROUD

1-across – Consternation : DISMAY

4-across – Implicit : TACIT

7-across – Capital – cigar : HAVANA

8-across – Dissimilar : UNLIKE

9-across – Depressed – Irish county : DOWN

10-across – Group including spiders and scorpions : ARACHNID

12-across – Way of paying regular bills : DIRECTDEBIT

17-across – Entire : COMPLETE

19-across – Nora : ROAN

20-across – Not genuine : UNREAL

21-across – Locating : SITING

22-across – Untrue : FALSE

23-across – Interfere : MEDDLE

1-down – Playing card – baseball playing-field : DIAMOND

2-down – Device used to help medical diagnosis : SCANNER

3-down – Large fall of snow or rocks : AVALANCHE

4-down – Pick-me-up : TONIC

5-down – Italian red wine : CHIANTI

6-down – Fashionable : TRENDY

11-down – Person whose name is on envelope : ADDRESSEE

13-down – Sexually dissolute : IMMORAL

14-down – Scolded : BERATED

15-down – One under instruction : TRAINEE

16-down – Nape of neck – untidy person : SCRUFF

18-down – Depart : LEAVE

1-across – Coastal place much visited : SEASIDERESORT

8-across – Blend : COMBINE

9-across – Perfect : IDEAL

10-across – Sensible : SANE

11-across – Without equal : PEERLESS

13-across – Kind of cake filled with dried fruit : ECCLES

14-across – Artist’s workroom : STUDIO

17-across – One helping actors – much quicker : PROMPTER

19-across – Colour – near the knuckle! : BLUE

21-across – Upright : ERECT

22-across – Win : TRIUMPH

24-across – Permission to look for stolen goods : SEARCHWARRANT

1-down – Of wine, dry : SEC

2-down – Calendar with detailed information : ALMANAC

3-down – Plant with sword-shaped leaves : IRIS

4-down – Administrative centre of Devon : EXETER

5-down – Settle in another country : EMIGRATE

6-down – Overweight : OBESE

7-down – Optical instrument magnifying distant objects : TELESCOPE

10-down – Gradient : STEEPNESS

12-down – Tyrannical : DESPOTIC

15-down – Predicament : DILEMMA

16-down – Confer : BESTOW

18-down – Musical entertainment : OPERA

20-down – Bank – row : TIER

23-down – Strike – great success! : HIT

5-across – Made an error : WENTWRONG

8-across – Military cap with circular top : KEPI

9-across – Pillar supporting staircase rail : BALUSTER

10-across – Figurine : STATUE

11-across – Pure – virtuous : CHASTE

13-across – Hidden – thicket : COVERT

15-across – Conquer : SUBDUE

16-across – Pose : ATTITUDE

18-across – Boulder : ROCK

19-across – Continued – took the lead : WENTAHEAD

1-down – Disparage : BELITTLE

2-down – Firm : STABLE

3-down – Merrymaking : FROLIC

4-down – Responsibility : ONUS

6-down – Left home, often to do battle : WENTFORTH

7-down – Shared expenses : WENTDUTCH

12-down – Tree-dwelling : ARBOREAL

14-down – Reliable : TRUSTY

15-down – Boil : SEETHE

17-down – Wild goat with large horns : IBEX