The solved grid
1T
U
2B
E
3S
4B
I
5R
D
6D
O
7G
A
R
H
I
I
A
R
8L
I
E
D
O
W
N
9C
A
C
T
I
O
A
J
O
H
M
10N
O
D
D
I
N
11G
12T
I
A
R
A
T
A
T
C
13S
14H
A
15N
D
S
H
A
K
16E
E
M
E
P
Y
17I
R
18A
T
E
19S
E
20S
T
E
T
21S
L
L
D
P
W
A
22I
M
P
E
L
23I
T
E
R
A
N
T
N
H
E
C
A
S
E
24G
R
A
N
D
L
Y
25K
O
H
L
S
Across
1 Across Pipes from stub and energy in a mess (5) → TUBES Anagram
Anagram of “stub e”.
4 Across Pointer from reshuffled gird bod (4,3) → BIRD DOG Anagram
Anagram of “gird bod”.
8 Across Schubert piece, concede, to recline (3,4) → LIE DOWN Charade
LIED + OWN.
9 Across Roman 101 swallows deed for spiny plants (5) → CACTI Container
ACT inside CI.
10 Across Dingo with north and 500 jumbled is dozing (7) → NODDING Anagram
Anagram of “dingo n d”.
12 Across Coronet for Spanish aunt before sun god (5) → TIARA Charade
TIA + RA.
14 Across Greeting from Hank heads in disarray (9) → HANDSHAKE Anagram
Anagram of “hank heads”.
17 Across Furious as leaders of idiots rarely accepting truth eventually (5) → IRATE Initialism
First letters of: idiots, rarely, accepting, truth, eventually.
19 Across Sonnet endings from Tess set rearranged (7) → SESTETS Anagram
Anagram of “Tess set”.
22 Across Force rascal with east and large (5) → IMPEL Charade
IMP + E + L.
23 Across Recurring back inside Etna retinue (7) → ITERANT Hidden backwards
Hidden backwards inside “Etna retinue”.
24 Across Impressively mixed gnarly daughter (7) → GRANDLY Anagram
Anagram of “gnarly d”.
25 Across Furnace fuel, we hear, for eye cosmetics (5) → KOHLS Homophone
Sounds like “coals”.
Down
1 Down Claw from brown clutching look (5) → TALON Container
LO inside TAN.
2 Down Width buried in web read thesis (7) → BREADTH Hidden word
Hidden inside “web read thesis”.
3 Down Screen found in marsh Ojibwe (5) → SHOJI Hidden word
Hidden inside “marsh Ojibwe”.
4 Down Rubbish holder from pen point going back (3) → BIN Reversal
NIB reversed.
5 Down Cheese from reworked riot act (7) → RICOTTA Anagram
Anagram of “riot act”.
6 Down Country house within add a chair (5) → DACHA Hidden word
Hidden inside “add a chair”.
7 Down Wry face concealed in pilgrim ace (7) → GRIMACE Hidden word
Hidden inside “pilgrim ace”.
11 Down Gram with vipers pants (5) → GASPS Charade
G + ASPS.
13 Down Beaming small note before fish (7) → SMILING Charade
S + MI + LING.
15 Down Provoked by poverty escorted (7) → NEEDLED Charade
NEED + LED.
16 Down Nonsense lotion (7) → EYEWASH Double definition
Two separate definitions of the same word.
18 Down Pack leader heads aggressive lions pursuing hungry antelope (5) → ALPHA Initialism
First letters of: aggressive, lions, pursuing, hungry, antelope.
20 Down Voice small summit (5) → SPEAK Charade
S + PEAK.
21 Down Fills wrecked seats (5) → SATES Anagram
Anagram of “seats”.
23 Down Frosty from openers of idle cats yawning (3) → ICY Initialism
First letters of: idle, cats, yawning.
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