

ACROSS
1 Convivial (6)
4 Motionless (6)
9 Apparition (7)
10 Clarify (5)
11 Mammal akin to the monkeys (5)
12 Win over (7)
13 Freedom from blame (11)
18 Take for granted (7)
20 A right-hand page (5)
22 Old Testament book (5)
23 Formal warnings (7)
24 Staggered (6)
25 Consumes (4,2)
DOWN
1 Pliant (6)
2 Enchant (5)
3 Modified (7)
5 Fill (a glass, etc) (3,2)
6 Underwater weapon (7)
7 Pleat (6)
8 Knowledge of all things (11)
14 Deadlock (7)
15 Flourishes (7)
16 Girl’s name (6)
17 Idle talk (6)
19 Speechify (5)
21 Insensitive (5)
Monday’s solution
Across: 8 Esq, 9 Of no avail, 10 Pzazz, 11 Hayseed, 12 In a jiffy, 14 Mike, 15 Idly, 16 Acting up, 20 Annatto, 21 Noisy, 23 On thin ice, 24 Flu.
Down: 1 Delphi, 2 Aqua, 3 Borzoi, 4 On the face of it, 5 Calyx, 6 Wavering, 7 Pledge, 13 At length, 15 In a row, 17 In need, 18 Pay-out, 19 Strip, 22 Info.