Author name: crosswordanswers

1-across – Island group owned by Ecuador : GALAPAGOS

8-across – Snarl : GROWL

9-across – Disappearing remnant : VESTIGE

10-across – Believer in avoidance of war : PACIFIST

11-across – Punt : KICK

13-across – Lady giant : OGRESS

14-across – Gamine : ENIGMA

16-across – Wild event : ORGY

17-across – At __,with weapon threateningly poised : GUNPOINT

19-across – Boise boy? : IDAHOAN

20-across – Three : ETHER

21-across – House flower? : TUDORROSE

1-down – Swimmer in bowl? : GOLDFISH

2-down – Sumptuous : LAVISH

3-down – Upper-class : POSH

4-down – Inspiration : GUIDINGLIGHT

5-down – Raw dish of ground beef : STEAKTARTARE

6-down – Student of pharaohs and pyramids etc. : EGYPTOLOGIST

7-down – Steinway instrument? : CONCERTGRAND

12-down – Comprising a single unit of material : ONEPIECE

15-down – Board intended to be independent from government : QUANGO

18-down – Be mother? : POUR

1-across – Keeper’s feat : SAVE

3-across – Parlour game : CHARADES

9-across – Podium on which there may be a lectern : ROSTRUM

10-across – Tummy : BELLY

11-across – Coach – form of transport : TRAIN

12-across – Salad plant : ENDIVE

14-across – Guzzle greedily – from nosebag? : EATLIKEAHORSE

17-across – Terror : FRIGHT

19-across – Modish : SMART

22-across – Conclude : CEASE

23-across – Danseur : ASUNDER

24-across – NY borough : BROOKLYN

25-across – Desired result : GOAL

1-down – White wine and soda drink : SPRITZER

2-down – Landscape,e.g. : VISTA

4-down – Tidal multi-river mouth of Northern England : HUMBERESTUARY

5-down – Braid : RABID

6-down – Free : DELIVER

7-down – Bean protein : SOYA

8-down – Sultanate : BRUNEI

13-down – Of the chest : PECTORAL

15-down – Whirlwind : TORNADO

16-down – Stifle – keep secret : HUSHUP

18-down – It’s all __ to me : GREEK

20-down – Sound : AUDIO

21-down – Crust on skin : SCAB

1-across – Thrush relative : BLUEBIRD

5-across – Char : ARCH

9-across – Sayonara : ADIEU

10-across – Have a siesta? : LIEDOWN

11-across – Delicate : SOFTLYSOFTLY

13-across – Andean garment : PONCHO

14-across – Slowly : ADAGIO

17-across – Regeneration in the city : URBANRENEWAL

20-across – From one direction : EASTERN

21-across – Wedding cake surface? : ICING

22-across – White – post : PALE

23-across – Mariner : SEAFARER

1-down – Imbalanced opinion : BIAS

2-down – Startup company valued at over US$1 billion : UNICORN

3-down – Seeker of reward for capturing villain : BOUNTYHUNTER

4-down – Conveys : RELAYS

6-down – Torso : ROOST

7-down – Winnie the Pooh’s jar? : HONEYPOT

8-down – Inconceivable : BEYONDBELIEF

12-down – Smarten : SPRUCEUP

15-down – Windows fitter : GLAZIER

16-down – Cruel type : MEANIE

18-down – Bails : BASIL

19-down – Culture medium : AGAR

1-across – US railway engine’s fender : COWCATCHER

7-across – Smelly : ODOROUS

8-across – Restrained : MUTED

10-across – The first in the queue,please come through! : NEXT

11-across – Bonanza : WINDFALL

13-across – Are you sure? : REALLY

15-across – Montrose material? : TARTAN

17-across – I,ostrich : HISTORIC

18-across – Nazca Lines country : PERU

21-across – Wine – in pot : PINOT

22-across – Fifteenth Greek letter : OMICRON

23-across – Gauche guy – heavy boot : CLODHOPPER

1-down – Pastry type : CHOUX

2-down – Sheared coat : WOOL

3-down – Brisbane bloke? : AUSSIE

4-down – Demoniac : COMEDIAN

5-down – Fish out : EXTRACT

6-down – Convenience store : CORNERSHOP

9-down – Juvenile ruffian? : DELINQUENT

12-down – Handed out,fairly? : ALLOTTED

14-down – North London XI : ARSENAL

16-down – Japanese garment : KIMONO

19-down – Gaffe : ERROR

20-down – Milksop : WIMP

1-across – That rogue,I forget his name : YOUKNOWWHO

7-across – Rickety : DECREPIT

8-across – Glitch : BLIP

9-across – Venetian magistrate : DOGE

10-across – Field event : SHOTPUT

12-across – One practising very alternative medicine : WITCHDOCTOR

14-across – Tampa’s US state : FLORIDA

16-across – Disagreement : SPAT

19-across – Fop : TOFF

20-across – Witness : ONLOOKER

21-across – Tiny apartment : STUDIOFLAT

1-down – Cede : YIELD

2-down – Stanchion : UPRIGHT

3-down – Scruff : NAPE

4-down – Group protecting from illegal practices : WATCHDOG

5-down – Custom : HABIT

6-down – Hard stuff : LIQUOR

11-down – Profusion : SHEDLOAD

12-down – Indulge : WALLOW

13-down – Surface earth : TOPSOIL

15-down – Overhaul : REFIT

17-down – Burglar’s game? : THEFT

18-down – I should add : ALSO