Across

1Seeing ant on a string of onions indicates perfect vision (9)
5Bad habits which can get a grip on one (5)
8Animal - hound perhaps? (6)
9Satellite phone, and its unusual ring (8)
11Piece of tackle stored in case (4)
12Did you win, darling? Obviously not, there being animosity (2,4,4)
14American city, one millions mean to go round (5)
15Man's authority can, we hear, reverse many a statute (7)
16He's made a promise to take a part in the exercises (7)
17Given encouragement, asked for leader's dismissal (5)
19English church, one without a clue - they're all at sea! (10)
20Carried on a wave? (4)
22What inspired pin-up to enter love feast? (8)
23Fold the French fabric... (6)
24...for Parisian youngster who doesn't quite make the team (5)
25Revenue earners of a sort axed anew? Very unlikely! (4,5)

Down

1French school introduces book to raise the tone (6)
2A charmer, Sam had a breakdown and is now quite insane (3,2,1,5,4)
3Bound to get weary, having lost heart (4)
4So earnest, the silly old mathematician (12)
5Community restricting a German

serf's status (10)
6Stars who travelled with a golden retriever? (6,3,6)
7Rushed around abroad and held forth (7)
10Gambler, one enthralled by dancer in racy story (6-6)
13Die whilst fighting to conform? (4,2,4)
16Agrees to go off on the quiet, as forecast (7)
18Plant sometimes growing to thirty feet - that sounds worthy of regard (6)
21Club accepts hard currency (4)


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