Wednesday 29 July

Across

4 Pay attention about opposing points, namely for novice (6) 6 Medic and aged Brit traversing America for TV series (8) 9 Current controller leading party is eccentric (6) 10 Foci then shifted to computer applications etc` (8) 11 Piece of luggage left on board by guy you heard consuming drink (11) 15 Weapon, for instance, deployed in unending attack (7) 17 Coarse fabric making us hurt after short time (7) 18 Awfully adorable old pet (11) 22 Fellow in squad raving at me in first half, otherwise in second (8) 23 One English author or another abridged (6) 24 Owner of trunk that must be repacked for the plane (8) 25 Like bad deal, difficult to undo? (6)

Down

1 Line from the same source about British political type (3-3) 2 Popular houseplant I set in a pot adapted (10) 3 They help people with deliveries after car gets in line, we hear (8) 4 Quartet playing best performance? That’s made-up propaganda (8) 5 Female serving as half of ward sister’s replacement (8) 7 Newspaper article began in old-fashioned way (2-2) 8 Negative reactions from pedant and his sort, primarily (4) 12 Suspenseful part in capture (4-6) 13 Concluding pieces from head of state in last literary event (8) 14 Drama as seen from the box (8) 16 Proceeds clumsily with talk about growth and height (8) 19 Bellowing, losing head, and having a row (6) 20 Pound’s gone out of fashion – that could affect one’s view of things (4) 21 Legal action that may be taken on by boarder (4)