Cryptic crossword

Saturday's cryptic crossword...

Across

1 Make fast (5)

7 Fertile (8)

8 Endure (5)

10 Earthwork (10)

12 Transitory (8)

14 Fine misty rain (4)

16 Drag (4)

17 Animated (8)

20 Discernment (10)

23 Italian poet (5)

24 For all time to come (8)

25 Stockpile (5)

Down

1 Intercept (3,3)

2 Breakwater (4)

3 Malayboat (4)

4 Peel off (5)

5 Later consequences (9)

6 Northern sea-duck (6)

9 Void (5)

11 Herb (9)

13 Pinch (3)

15 Meditate (5)

16 Take place (6)

18 Count on (6)

19 Rafters (5)

21 Weed (4)

22 Military alliance (4)

Friday's solutionAcross: 1 Splice, 4 Dry ski, 9 Ultra, 10 Avarice, 11 Chi, 12 Public eye, 13 Serve notice, 18 Armistice, 21 Lei, 22 Inditer, 23 Price, 24 Extort,

25 Plaice.

Down: 1 Sluice, 2 Lattice, 3 Champ, 5 Realist, 6 Spice,

7 Icemen, 8 Carbon fibre, 14 Visitor, 15 Cellini, 16 Malice, 17 Nicene,

19 Midst, 20 Expel