Guardian Cryptic #28606

2021-11-18

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Across

9a

Daisy and Bruce playing with a kid (9)

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10a

Old film about tango that shows right amount of spirit (5)

11a

A little nipper trapped between poles (7)

12a

Execute dance, with Romeo standing in for Victor (7)

13a

Consider route taken as read (5)

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14a

My goodness! Typical Ascot gear's time-consuming (5,4)

16a

Endless clues for Rod's basket and tack (see below) (6-4-5)

19a

Greeting KL native of great height (9)

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21a

One's message of dismay about gripping device? (5)

22a

Titters infuriated some bars at the end (7)

23a

Massive flier covers a short distance (7)

24a

Catch container caught on rock (5)

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25a

In stunned state, the Spanish call for leniency (9)

Down

1d

Witch with warts transmogrified face with hands here (5,5)

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2d

Clubs avoid habit-forming E number? (8)

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3d

Measure litres then stupidly put in gallons (6)

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4d

Hide small close relations (4)

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5d

Huge fan carrying a horsey paper around (10)

6d

One needing help in looking for EU complex? Definitely (4-4)

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7d

Output of sewer a running sore? (6)

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8d

Area's excellent service stifling resistance (4)

14d

Even in case of forgery one paper appears twice (5-5)

15d

Poet's time? It appears twice daily on one (3,2,5)

17d

Revealing some material in Times earlier now and then (8)

18d

Six seconds matter for man of the house (8)

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20d

Sleuth left very little to get his teeth into (6)

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21d

Players more willing to join society (6)

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22d

Ran away from rifle fire (4)

23d

Phone old boy missing race once (4)

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