Independent Cryptic #11225

2022-10-04

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Across

4a

Prompt to back her playing game (the first of many here) (6)

6a

Stand before social event - it requires a diamond (8)

9a

Try ties on the outside for suit (6)

10a

After first half of sandwich, eats fish (8)

11a

Leader of trolls, bit hapless, smashed in Warcraft (11)

15a

Orphan about to return in storm (7)

17a

Many a big noise in illegal business succeeded (7)

18a

This person's with footballer, one eliminating danger in the main (11)

22a

Exclusively for us, covering foot, arms and legs (3,5)

23a

Heading west, bear Hollywood area's hype (6)

24a

Macron's refusal to engage a European strategist (8)

25a

Gents, say, ogled without clothing are amazed (6)

Down

1d

Beastly kind of wine the French knocked over (6)

2d

Some neck jewellery, hot stuff, is placed around Eleanor's jacket (10)

3d

Kind of line, say, elevated poems, I see (8)

4d

Uncovered sexy and chic parts in shows (8)

5d

Part of garment Oscar fed to pet dog (8)

7d

Rash pilot's welcomed in Norway (4)

8d

Female abandons ostentatious thong (4)

12d

Boy grabs right back, man of the match in well-defended area (10)

13d

American serving soft food and ginger up in cartoon (5,3)

14d

English Navy wearing uniform with identical form of ID (8)

16d

Male animals catching fox's nits (8)

19d

Part of crustacean or old, old, group of whales (6)

20d

One accompanies an Indian relative touring America (4)

21d

Large drink bottles fail to balance (4)