1-across – Angry reaction : FURORE

4-across – Nasa moon mission : APOLLO

8-across – In a fitting manner : APTLY

9-across – One’s furious when on it : WARPATH

10-across – Dog,call or baggage? : HANDLER

11-across – Perfect spot : IDYLL

12-across – Human in a sci-fi story : EARTHLING

17-across – Incendiary attack : ARSON

19-across – One shuns society : RECLUSE

21-across – Cleanliness : HYGIENE

22-across – Prepared to shoot : AIMED

23-across – Underline : STRESS

24-across – Put one on a pedestal : STATUE

1-down – Flamboyant and vulgar : FLASHY

2-down – Train – attendants : RETINUE

3-down – Mint,jelly or icing? : ROYAL

5-down – They’re sometimes called ceps or penny buns : PORCINI

6-down – Not watertight : LEAKY

7-down – Suspended : ONHOLD

9-down – One’s industrious : WORKHORSE

13-down – Jogger,carpet strip and messenger? : RUNNERS

14-down – High-quality : GOURMET

15-down – Sudden switch from the serious to the silly : BATHOS

16-down – Sell : PEDDLE

18-down – Blood,brown or fruit? : SUGAR

20-down – Rhythmically repeat : CHANT

1-across – French breakfast pastry : CROISSANT

8-across – Consent : AGREE

9-across – Keyboard instrument piece showcasing the player’s skills : TOCCATA

10-across – Office – party : FUNCTION

11-across – Mother,tall or jump? : SHIP

13-across – Demonstrate : ACTOUT

14-across – Not in fashion : UNCOOL

16-across – Dressed : CLAD

17-across – Obsessive interest : FIXATION

19-across – A good sailor has them : SEALEGS

20-across – Factional groups : CAMPS

21-across – Unmanageable : OUTOFHAND

1-down – Old,horse or water? : CHESTNUT

2-down – Choice : OPTION

3-down – Put one’s foot in it? : SOCK

4-down – They’re outdated : ANACHRONISMS

5-down – Limps to train : TRAMPOLINIST

6-down – <span>Setting for the </span><i>Tales of the City</i><span> novels</span> : SANFRANCISCO

7-down – Hal rang,ditto : GRINDTOAHALT

12-down – Made better : ENHANCED

15-down – Bad atmosphere : MIASMA

18-down – Bound labourer : SERF

1-across – Deal : COPE

3-across – Sequence of events : SCENARIO

9-across – National Park in California,home to the world’s largest trees : SEQUOIA

10-across – Smokes – and gets angry : FUMES

11-across – Casting,cleaning or estate? : AGENT

12-across – Prime : HEYDAY

14-across – Enjoyable diversion : ENTERTAINMENT

17-across – Like the Lion of Saint Mark : WINGED

19-across – Put two and two together : ADDUP

22-across – Repeatedly : OFTEN

23-across – It’s impossible : NOCANDO

24-across – One’s not expected : SURPRISE

25-across – Lacking flavour – or force : WEAK

1-down – Poured down : CASCADED

2-down – Resentful feeling : PIQUE

4-down – Pilots may be forced to make them : CRASHLANDINGS

5-down – Ingenious : NIFTY

6-down – Fit of destruction : RAMPAGE

7-down – Turn out : OUST

8-down – Beatrix or Dennis? : POTTER

13-down – Where to turn in a plumbing emergency? : STOPCOCK

15-down – X’s old name : TWITTER

16-down – Subtle distinction : NUANCE

18-down – One’s toast : GONER

20-down – Tea or tap? : DANCE

21-down – Decide what to do with a coin : TOSS

1-across – Not shop-bought : HOMEMADE

5-across – Stick with it : GLUE

9-across – <i>Peanuts</i><span> thumb-sucker</span> : LINUS

10-across – Refuse : DECLINE

11-across – In a pleading way : BESEECHINGLY

13-across – Firmly state one’s case : INSIST

14-across – Levels of society : STRATA

17-across – One likes to be in charge : CONTROLFREAK

20-across – More polished : SLICKER

21-across – Really : TRULY

22-across – Thin bit of glass? : STEM

23-across – Equal treatment : FAIRNESS

1-down – Bingo or baggage? : HALL

2-down – Polite way : MANNERS

3-down – Genius move : MASTERSTROKE

4-down – What Sherlock Holmes did : DEDUCE

6-down – Dishonest behaviour : LYING

7-down – Habitual : EVERYDAY

8-down – Author working in television,cinema or radio : SCRIPTWRITER

12-down – Travelling shows : CIRCUSES

15-down – In general : ASARULE

16-down – Estefan or Steinem? : GLORIA

18-down – Easily fooled : NAIVE

19-down – ‘Yes’ voters : AYES

1-across – Free from obligation : OFFTHEHOOK

7-across – What one looks for in a thesaurus : SYNONYM

8-across – Coffee,tea or water? : TABLE

10-across – : OOPS

11-across – Non-committal about an issue : AGNOSTIC

13-across – Get some air? : INHALE

15-across – Safe place : ASYLUM

17-across – Defector : TURNCOAT

18-across – Trail in water : WAKE

21-across – Ambitious quality : DRIVE

22-across – Pebbles on the beach : SHINGLE

23-across – An action’s unintended consequences : BYPRODUCTS

1-down – Come clean : OWNUP

2-down – Stupidly optimistic – indulgent : FOND

3-down – It’s paid out of respect : HOMAGE

4-down – Give youngsters an intensive education : HOTHOUSE

5-down – Like the M25? : ORBITAL

6-down – Accompanying – Satie’s coda : ASSOCIATED

9-down – Saddled : ENCUMBERED

12-down – Sign that danger’s passed : ALLCLEAR

14-down – Scare : HORRIFY

16-down – Pedals : LAPSED

19-down – Protection : AEGIS

20-down – Metal used to make brass : ZINC