Daily Answers

1-across – Smoking debris? : BUTT

3-across – Evening tipple : NIGHTCAP

9-across – Very busy : CROWDED

10-across – Japanese martial arts expert : NINJA

11-across – Bit of a drama? : SCENE

12-across – Division caused by doctrinal differences : SCHISM

14-across – Messy situation – bad for gaskets : DOGSBREAKFAST

17-across – Camp under it : CANVAS

19-across – Difficulties : AGGRO

22-across – The Kiss sculptor : RODIN

23-across – Illegal copy : BOOTLEG

24-across – Soap,bubble bath etc : SMELLIES

25-across – Cheese-making by-product : WHEY

1-down – Something to sit on? : BACKSIDE

2-down – Recurring theme : TROPE

4-down – Inedible snaps : INDISPENSABLE

5-down – Gut feeling : HUNCH

6-down – Card game similar to rummy : CANASTA

7-down – Soil-like material made from decaying plants : PEAT

8-down – Truly,madly or deeply – grammatically : ADVERB

13-down – Very much : STRONGLY

15-down – Derange : GRANDEE

16-down – Buster,Diane or Michael : KEATON

18-down – Open to bribery : VENAL

20-down – Steep-sided valley in the US : GULCH

21-down – French grey : GRIS

1-across – Friendly – hint : INTIMATE

5-across – Scour : COMB

9-across – Input : ENTER

10-across – Expose : LAYBARE

11-across – Insect expert : ENTOMOLOGIST

13-across – Descend using a rope : ABSEIL

14-across – The swinging sixties,say : DECADE

17-across – Northeastern US state,known for its granite formations : NEWHAMPSHIRE

20-across – Heartfelt : SINCERE

21-across – Fingers or feet? : ITCHY

22-across – : ANAL

23-across – Find it under the mattress? : BEDSTEAD

1-down – Holly genus : ILEX

2-down – Nervous system disease caused by an infected wound : TETANUS

3-down – What may be seen in the looking glass : MIRRORIMAGES

4-down – Candle-maker? : TALLOW

6-down – Forest-dwelling giraffe relative : OKAPI

7-down – Take one and have a rest : BREATHER

8-down – A spectacular display of skill – cry Chopin set : PYROTECHNICS

12-down – Substance used as an antacid and laxative : MAGNESIA

15-down – Upper chamber of the heart : AURICLE

16-down – Field of operation : SPHERE

18-down – : WONGA

19-down – Not a natural colour? : DYED

1-across – Isolate to prevent infection : QUARANTINE

7-across – Silvery metal,Nb,used in MRI scanners : NIOBIUM

8-across – Small,two-masted sailing boat : KETCH

10-across – Slight coughing sound : AHEM

11-across – For : INFAVOUR

13-across – Orchard fruits – how do you like them? : APPLES

15-across – Given a job : TASKED

17-across – Clumsy or amateur : INEXPERT

18-across – That’s annoying! : DRAT

21-across – Work by David Sedaris : ESSAY

22-across – Faint sign : GLIMMER

23-across – Driving restriction : SPEEDLIMIT

1-down – Repeat another’s words : QUOTE

2-down – I doubt it! : ASIF

3-down – Frangipane flavour : ALMOND

4-down – Key thing to remember : TAKEAWAY

5-down – Make business contacts : NETWORK

6-down – Individually : ONEATATIME

9-down – Genetically transmitted : HEREDITARY

12-down – Newbie : NEOPHYTE

14-down – Arm and chest exercise : PRESSUP

16-down – Careful with money : FRUGAL

19-down – Brief : REMIT

20-down – Unswerving : FIRM

1-across – Take in : COMPREHEND

7-across – Unnecessarily anxious : NEUROTIC

8-across – One’s minted : COIN

9-across – Tug : YANK

10-across – Delighted : GLEEFUL

12-across – Bitter – Marconi’s IOU : ACRIMONIOUS

14-across – Support for mining? : PITPROP

16-across – Bit of lettuce : LEAF

19-across – At someone’s home in France : CHEZ

20-across – Morning-after feeling : HANGOVER

21-across – In a cavalier fashion : CARELESSLY

1-down – Like a toffee? : CHEWY

2-down – : MARINER

3-down – Jones,Rendell or Madoc : RUTH

4-down – Interruptions from the audience : HECKLING

5-down – Space for a statue : NICHE

6-down – Mistakes : MIXUPS

11-down – Blended fruit drink : SMOOTHIE

12-down – Get down : ALIGHT

13-down – Burdensome : ONEROUS

15-down – Sliced dough-based dish : PIZZA

17-down – Hot : FIERY

18-down – Previously : ONCE

1-across – Speak harshly : RASP

3-across – Type of porcelain or paint : EGGSHELL

8-across – Surplus : GLUT

9-across – Signed call for action : PETITION

11-across – Discussed old times : REMINISCED

14-across – Trifling matter : DETAIL

15-across – Familiar with : USEDTO

17-across – Tall and graceful : STATUESQUE

20-across – Copycat : IMITATOR

21-across – Shoe fastener – decorative material : LACE

22-across – Became more intense : DEEPENED

23-across – Service charges : FEES

1-down – Fashion industry : RAGTRADE

2-down – Person with whom one has a profound connection – to Samuel : SOULMATE

4-down – Axle or elbow? : GREASE

5-down – Fly trap : SPIDERSWEB

6-down – Point of departure : EXIT

7-down – Secure – property : LAND

10-down – Secretly enter : INFILTRATE

12-down – : ADEQUATE

13-down – Despairing : HOPELESS

16-down – Not out : ATHOME

18-down – Meek companion? : MILD

19-down – Information record – or 1ac : FILE