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I found this a bit tougher than usual from Quixote, solving time 28 mins.
* = anagram
ACROSS
1 PREMIS(E)S
6 B RAISE
9 CARDINAL WOLSEY (so radically new)*
10 UNHEATED a in (The nude)*
11 PA VANE
12 F IRE
13 MA(I)T RE D’S
16 HER (IT AG)E
18 HUSK(y)
20 B(L)IT HE
22 TROUPERS “troopers”
23 LIMITED COMPANY Double definition splitting at this/sort
24 WET HER
25 DIS (TEN D)S
DOWN
2 R (E CON C)ILE
3 MARLENE DIETRICH (Children tire me a)*
4 SHIFT miserY
5 STARDOM (smart do)*
6 BOWSPRIT (prow’s bit)*
7 ALL OVER THE PLACE “plaice”
8 S TERN
14 DES (TROY)ED
15 CA (MELEE) R My final answer
17 ENT ICED
19 Sherlock HO(L)MES lost as in football league tables
21 LO (m)IRE
Thanks NMS for keeping this going!
Seconded!
And thanks to those involved with the production of the Sunday Quixote for the shrink-wrapped COED which unexpectedly arrived at my door today, having been named a runner-up this particular week 🙂