Times Cryptic #28294

2022-05-19

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Across

1a

Damage part of wheel caught in catch (9)

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6a

Butterfly perched by westbound railway (5)

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9a

She perhaps goes after article in film (3,7,5)

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10a

Petty individual that is on express (6)

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11a

A growth promoter for a heavenly body (8)

13a

What some do with onion and melon ices, removing energy for super-chilling? (10)

14a

No way back when oxygen fails? What a bore (4)

16a

Fruit initially puréed with some corn (4)

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17a

Fancy case City men carried? (10)

19a

Some retiring parrot, a timid mimic (8)

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20a

Bark that surprises me on what sounds like a major branch (3-3)

23a

Oratorio is ruined if choir modulate (1,5,2,3,4)

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24a

Record detailed a certain racecourse (5)

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25a

Small answer elsewhere needs brains to come first? (9)

Down

1d

Finally fined a corporation, in fact (5)

2d

How Gladys makes good second film (3,4,8)

3d

Where one might appear at Edinburgh, getting break (8)

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4d

Harmful insect we eradicated (4)

5d

What you need shortly is held by farm vehicle dealer (10)

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6d

Upshot of a lot of silence after short set (6)

7d

Book time to carve Arab nation's leader, a little European (3,5,2,5)

8d

What has one spinning round ending with car crashing (4,5)

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12d

Improper duo I censor with rewriting (10)

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13d

Use charm to engage captain that is needed around vessel (9)

15d

Left a bee with our queen and worker (8)

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18d

Damage seen outside empty low-rise in NY district (6)

21d

India participating in joint exercise (5)

22d

Drill jade (4)