7a
State capital initially provided with one cold large pond
(7)
8a
It seems odd, releasing end of rope from show bull
(7)
9a
Jester receiving king's summons?
(4)
10a
Low and trimmed-down portable night vision aid
(9)
12a
Modern communication needs a new start? Humbug!
(5)
13a
'Brethren, Odysseus has a sad air'
(8)
15a
Ridicules anchoring devices
(4)
16a
Secretive, a bit like a 20th-century avant-garde composer?
(5)
17a
Parcel lost at the centre unit
(4)
18a
In short, leader's intervention in niche activity is the issue
(8)
20a
In which 'essence' is an intellectual pursuit
(5)
21a
A seventh part of labour production in month — increased by permit
(9)
22a
Leave out gender-specific term
(4)
24a
Female introduces Hardy's 'foolish things'
(7)
25a
Daily instruction tedious, yet starts producing good work
(7)
Down
1d
Shock when rocker perhaps goes topless
(4)
2d
It's working in shift that causes grief
(8)
3d
Lot of winter sports equipment (source not revealed) encountered
(6)
4d
Peer right inside large foreign hollowed-out entity
(4,4)
5d
Uttered expression of regret over dead so-called city once
(6)
6d
Snake on top of tea packet?
(4)
11d
As a stop sign can go a lot out of shape
(9)
12d
Direction to shut off when temperature's dropped
(5)
14d
Party's full of large Liberal dummies!
(5)
16d
Girl holds handle, which goes around
(8)
17d
Cheesy place in which best rye is drunk?
(8)
19d
Clothing features: elastic loop tops in legs
(6)
20d
Memorable piece of fielding at end of play
(6)
21d
Performance of Silence that's painful
(4)
23d
It's affected by Earth's position
(4)
