Times Cryptic #27025

2018-04-30

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Across

1a

Maestro after formal wear clothed by worker in Next (8)

5a

Reverend nearly accepts uniform with new cloth (6)

8a

Invention concerning food product made from woodchips (10)

9a

Lose penny from pocket? That hurts (4)

10a

Imbue wordplay with a twist, trapping learner rising in standard (8,6)

11a

Never time to back overthrown saint's oppressors (7)

13a

See an elk run (7)

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15a

Student's mark cut by incomplete grasp (7)

18a

Tired air recycled so as to block tobacco (7)

21a

What pupils may have to suffer after run (4,10)

22a

Cinema turned my life aroundcoming to no conclusions (4)

23a

Oily, fishy bisque that's got in even pieces of coconuts (10)

24a

The contents of Sweeney Todd's last thought in the past (6)

25a

Like organ's part of chorale arranged by timeless Cage? (8)

Down

1d

Where one needs repairman to be responsible? (2,5)

2d

One blocking post kind about women's hearts (9)

3d

Ordinary addition to a uniform (7)

4d

More than one fool behaves amorously, about to be dumped (7)

5d

See old characters are finally used for screen entertainment (5,4)

6d

Sausage is coldand as far as one can see not new (7)

7d

Clue sun awkwardly as centre of orbital system (7)

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12d

One cutting sleep a bit, rising in shape (9)

14d

Russia's characteristic tearjerker, with accompanying notes (5,4)

16d

Rules about a lot of whip leather (7)

17d

Working as Roman galley slave? (7)

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18d

Now entering World Trade Organisation. To what end? (7)

19d

Bearing component unknown in train, initially used too hard (7)

20d

One covering actor's role in operating theatre (7)