5-across – Schoolchild’s meal in a box : PACKEDLUNCH

7-across – Dutch food : EDAM

8-across – Island – inert fee : TENERIFE

9-across – Flown post : AIRMAIL

11-across – This moment : TODAY

13-across – Spy : AGENT

14-across – Running-costs money : SUBSIDY

16-across – Threatening behaviour achieving an effect : COERCION

17-across – Bottom line – the ___ of the matter : CRUX

18-across – Existing evidence? : LIVINGPROOF

1-down – Unpleasant floater? : SCUM

2-down – Hippy’s predecessor : BEATNIK

3-down – Actor Close or pianist Gould : GLENN

4-down – Whopping : ENORMOUS

5-down – Basin for dessert – Beatle haircut? : PUDDINGBOWL

6-down – Express annoyance,but do little : HUFFANDPUFF

10-down – Tropical tree with roots above ground : MANGROVE

12-down – Root veg : TURNIPS

15-down – Apron : PINNY

17-down – Brown sweet : CHOC

1-across – Jersey : JUMPER

4-across – Hatter : THREAT

8-across – Gut part – mark : COLON

9-across – Bit of gravy : GRANULE

10-across – Blocking from sun : SHADING

11-across – Panache : ECLAT

12-across – Dry solute : DESULTORY

17-across – From a Midwest state : IOWAN

19-across – Illuminated from behind : BACKLIT

21-across – Bird rising again after destruction : PHOENIX

22-across – Corridor – passageway : AISLE

23-across – Government : REGIME

24-across – Computer shooter? : WEBCAM

1-down – Humorous : JOCOSE

2-down – Duck : MALLARD

3-down – Boredom : ENNUI

5-down – Eviction : HEAVEHO

6-down – Match : EQUAL

7-down – XX : TWENTY

9-down – TV : GOGGLEBOX

13-down – Thesaurus word : SYNONYM

14-down – Yellow bag : YOLKSAC

15-down – Toothed device in N America : ZIPPER

16-down – Master : STREAM

18-down – Misdeed : WRONG

20-down – Abrade : CHAFE

1-across – Also involved,criminally : COMPLICIT

8-across – Of an arm bone : ULNAR

9-across – Private chamber : BOUDOIR

10-across – Small number of warships : FLOTILLA

11-across – Oils : SILO

13-across – Rope for grazing animal : LARIAT

14-across – One-end-to-the-other measure : LENGTH

16-across – Contact : PAGE

17-across – In the adjoining house? : NEXTDOOR

19-across – Most dignified : NOBLEST

20-across – Largest Greek island : CRETE

21-across – Grading of people : HIERARCHY

1-down – Knitted top : CARDIGAN

2-down – Phone : MOBILE

3-down – Gaudy : LOUD

4-down – High building alongside factory or power station : COOLINGTOWER

5-down – High-energy : TURBOCHARGED

6-down – Carthorse – Ipswich strike? : SUFFOLKPUNCH

7-down – Hopeless – irredeemable : INCORRIGIBLE

12-down – State of fried chicken? : KENTUCKY

15-down – Rangers’ rivals : CELTIC

18-down – Greek cheese : FETA

1-across – Small floral arrangement : POSY

3-across – Drink before meal : APERITIF

9-across – Denoting presence of ice : GLACIAL

10-across – Toronto tree? : MAPLE

11-across – Kosher : LEGIT

12-across – PA system : TANNOY

14-across – Spanish fruit? : SEVILLEORANGE

17-across – Computer : LAPTOP

19-across – Beard : DEBAR

22-across – Big digit : THUMB

23-across – Slippy surface : ICERINK

24-across – Wet trouble? : HOTWATER

25-across – Similar : AKIN

1-down – Boxer’s skill : PUGILISM

2-down – Colloquialisms : SLANG

4-down – Journo’s gong : PULITZERPRIZE

5-down – Noodles : RAMEN

6-down – Storm : TYPHOON

7-down – Bend – wire : FLEX

8-down – Wall supporter above door : LINTEL

13-down – Busby : BEARSKIN

15-down – Series of arches across valley : VIADUCT

16-down – Vertical device for steering : RUDDER

18-down – Leg bone : TIBIA

20-down – Nippy fast – nippy cold! : BRISK

21-down – Score : ETCH

1-across – Knock down : BULLDOZE

5-across – Cane : ACNE

9-across – Water lily : LOTUS

10-across – Visualise : PICTURE

11-across – Great faller? : HUMPTYDUMPTY

13-across – Horse : GEEGEE

14-across – Rosette strip? : RIBBON

17-across – Pond bug : WATERBOATMAN

20-across – Perfume : INCENSE

21-across – Rakish – spruce : NATTY

22-across – Sate : EATS

23-across – Supplement : APPENDIX

1-down – Irritability or peevishness : BILE

2-down – Salad leaves : LETTUCE

3-down – On the way out : DISAPPEARING

4-down – Breeze : ZEPHYR

6-down – Blockhead : CHUMP

7-down – All : EVERYONE

8-down – Someone one knows,but only slightly : ACQUAINTANCE

12-down – Yolk’s partner? : EGGWHITE

15-down – Darned : BLASTED

16-down – Flock-losing shepherdess : BOPEEP

18-down – Implied : TACIT

19-down – Wild cat : LYNX