ACROSS
1 Continuation onto next line in poetry (10)
8 Lying in wait (7)
9 VII (5)
10 Twelve months (4)
11 Urge (4)
12 Science room (3)
14 Harsh (6)
15 Niche (6)
18 Pen-point (3)
20 Compass-point (4)
21 Flank (4)
23 Tale (5)
24 Unmatched (7)
25 Exact middle (4,6)
DOWN
1 Set aside (7)
2 Gaol (4)
3 Powerful (6)
4 Devilment (8)
5 Relating to warships (5)
6 High-spirits (11)
7 Unashamedly (11)
13 Uninfluenced (8)
16 Gastronome (7)
17 Statue (anag) (6)
19 Drink (colloq) (5)
22 Closest (4)
Saturday's solution
Across: 7 Comprehensive, 9 Ruction, 10 Italy, 11 Ilex, 12 Might, 16 Cargo, 17 Veer, 21 Acrid, 22 Onwards, 23 Highland fling.
Down: 1 Scorpio, 2 Smacker, 3 Grail, 4 Insight, 5 Final, 6 Beryl, 8 Handing down, 13 Vandals, 14 Detroit, 15 Presage, 18 Dacha, 19 Brags, 20 Swift.