ACROSS
1 Self-esteem (5)
7 Break (a bone, etc) (8)
8 Artificial fibre (5)
10 Spreading throughout (10)
12 Set in motion (8)
14 Sport (4)
16 Polish (4)
17 Not good enough (8)
20 Expert (10)
23 English royal house (5)
24 Compelling (8)
25 A long-tailed parrot (5)
DOWN
1 A straw hat (6)
2 Let fall (4)
3 Lip (4)
4 A fight (coll) (5)
5 Basics (9)
6 Account book (6)
9 Fearlessness (5)
11 Reinforced (9)
13 A large cask (3)
15 Promote (5)
16 Fundamental principles (6)
18 Borders river (6)
19 Blanch (5)
21 Connect (4)
22 A large sea-fish (4)
Friday’s solution
Across: 1 Splash, 4 Malice, 9 Afore, 10 Thought, 11 Coy, 12 Polythene, 13 Subsistence, 18 Allowance, 21 Pro, 22 Kinross, 23 Drill, 24 Thrift, 25 Artery.
Down: 1 Scarce, 2 Look you, 3 Sheep, 5 Apostle, 6 Ingle, 7 Esther, 8 Stylishness, 14 Sawn-off, 15 Captive, 16 Market, 17 Woolly, 19 Liner, 20 Eider.