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Tuesday 10 March

set by Brendan #29950

Across

5 That island repeatedly disturbed this island (6) 6 Person distributing shares is fraudster if doubly so (6) 9 Shade in US area, with same again for state (8) 10 More than once, clumsily handle fruit (6) 11 Bear what is ridicule if repeated (4) 12 Replacement notices changed as one result of twice dividing (10) 13 Cheat producing score in old notation (6-5) 18 Initially beat a retreat, then once more in German town (5-5) 21 Good argument for double, for example (4) 22 Reveal 13 (6) 23 With it in audition, one most like to make others double up (8) 24 Continent reflected about multinational group in hot spots (6) 25 Doppelgänger translated from writer in German (6)

Down

1 Train – train endlessly, train endlessly (4-4) 2 Secures in carriage, sandwiched between twin sons (6) 3 Once more show up a rep being doubly wrong (8) 4 Lost opportunity in double withdrawal (4,2) 5 Moreover, encored excessively (3-3) 7 Indication of ‘again’ verbally supported by a boy, and why (6) 8 Reaffirmed commitment, thus made pillow much softer (7,4) 14 Nobel Laureate who lyrically discouraged doublethink (3,5) 15 New members of team reorganised Sing Sing (8) 16 Guardian etc. added section about double (6) 17 Second person on computer is chasing kitty (6) 19 Reprimand making one sad or scared, losing head – it’s even worse in stereo? (6) 20 Silly ass – it follows direction repeatedly (6)
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