Across
Presently, sleazeball has love for sweetheart (9)
Divine fluid Christian initially snubbed, Church claimed (5)
Understanding English, nothing missing from notes? (7)
See 23
Short stretch of shorter sentence (5)
Instrument reading as if in Arabic, rub out answer? (5,4)
A fraction high? (3,4,3,5)
Retaining information, test is provided with content (9)
Still very popular, Italian runner's hurdling (5)
Forward march, alas, omitted, some going backwards (2,5)
12a
A final piece of wallpaper, endless rolls around next to Mark, he finished off layer upon layer (7,7)
Refuse kick up the backside by leader in nappies (5)
See 4
Down
Shocking cost in bombs, one way or another? (10)
White bird in alcohol, less cold (8)
Bind private parts for Reading resident, say (6)
25a
Original theme song for a fantasy drama (4,2,7)
With hairy part for all to see, the majority longed to conceal it (10)
Queen finally seen off after struggle, as was Marie Antoinette (8)
In audition, character does well (2,4)
Blade struck four Samurai warriors, all down below (4)
Ahead in first half of game, short moves saving time (8,2)
Still dark, it's blocked up (10)
Jelly kept in a row of vessels? (8)
Complaining, horse in horse sandwiches? (8)
Paper lies, might you say? (6)
Piddling in crack, intimate at first (6)
Forget a title (4)
Clever cricket shot over point (4)
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