Thank you to Pasquale. Definitions are underlined in the clues.
Across
4. Fellow one met at church in tight garment (6)
BODICE : BOD(informal term for a “fellow”/person) + I(Roman numeral for “one”) plus(met at) CE(abbrev. for the Church of England).
6. Good Parisian, one brave saint (8)
BONIFACE : BON(French/Parisian language for “good”) + I(Roman numeral for “one”) + FACE(to confront/to brave, as in “to face hardship”).
9. Ronnie maybe is a 23? (6)
BARKER : Double defn: 1st: British comedian who is an example/maybe of someone called Ronnie; and 2nd: A dog such as a collie/answer to 23 across.
10. They offer more than one way of looking at things (8)
BIFOCALS : Cryptic defn: Spectacles with lenses of two halves, one through which you can focus on distant objects, and through the other on near objects.
11. Support teachers assessing work? They finish after everyone else (4,7)
BACKMARKERS : BACK(to support/to second) + MARKERS(what you might/? call teachers who assess students’ work/answers).
15. Pompous and dour, not funny (7)
OROTUND : Anagram of(… funny) DOUR, NOT.
17. Something distressing about the female, the one who warns of death (7)
BANSHEE : BANE(something distressing/causing suffering) containing(about) SHE(third-person pronoun for that/the one female person).
Defn: In Irish legend, the one/the female whose wailing warns of a death in the house.
18. One traipsed around in torment (11)
DESPERATION : Anagram of(… around) ONE TRAIPSED.
22. Not half clumsy cleaner in place where members gather (8)
CLUBROOM : Last 3 letters deleted from(Not half) “clumsy” + BROOM(a cleaner/implement used to clean).
23. Sheepdog that is found on Scottish island (6)
COLLIE : IE(abbrev. for “id est”/that is) placed after(found on) COLL(an island in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland).
24. Daughter is a tree-hugger, endlessly in dispute (8)
DISAGREE : D(abbrev. for “daughter”) + IS A + “green”(a member of a green/environment-protection movement, derogatively called a “tree-hugger”) minus its last letter(endlessly).
25. Note about inconsiderate people who behave priggishly (6)
PRUDES : PS(abbrev. for “postscript”/a note at the end of a letter, as an afterthought) containing(about) RUDE(inconsiderate/impolite).
Down
1. Yell ‘Get away!’ with first sight of enemy entering (6)
SCREAM : SCRAM!(Get away!/On your bike!) containing(with … entering) 1st letter of(first sight of) “enemy“.
2. Beacon lit, newly set on fire, finally becomes this? (10)
NOTICEABLE : Anagram of(…, newly) placed above(set on, in a down clue) last letter of(…, finally) “fire“.
Defn: … is what a lit beacon becomes.
3. Big car pulling up short in French region (8)
LIMOUSIN : “limousine”(a big and luxurious car) minus its last letter(pulling up short).
Defn: …, formerly.
4. Time for a lot of deliveries? (4,4)
BABY BOOM : Cryptic defn: A period when many babies are born/delivered.
5. Female priest who takes charge of things? (8)
DIRECTOR : DI(a female name) + RECTOR(a priest in the Church of England).
Defn: One …
7. Ban a revolutionary fellow in Bahrain, maybe (4)
ARAB : Reversal of(… revolutionary) [BAR(to ban/to prohibit) + A].
8. Animal heading off in a particular direction (4)
EAST : “beast”(an animal) minus its 1st letter(heading off).
12. Once again find left-winger is getting protection (10)
REDISCOVER : RED(a left-winger in the political spectrum) + IS plus(getting) COVER(protection/that which is placed on, over or around something to protect the latter, as in the acronym “CYA”).
13. Sang going round hotel, becoming animated (8)
THRILLED : TRILLED(sang/warbled, as some birds would do) containing(going round) H(letter represented by “hotel” in the phonetic alphabet).
14. Girl with not so much on the outside — requirement for many a model? (8)
LEANNESS : ANNE(a girl’s name) contained in(with … on the outside) LESS(not so much/a smaller amount).
Defn: A stereotypical …
16. Immature nude naughtily joining rave (8)
UNDERAGE : Anagram of(… naughtily) NUDE plus(joining) RAGE(to rave/to address someone in an angry, uncontrolled manner).
19. Reportedly ‘ated being on a train? (6)
ABOARD : Homophone of(Reportedly) “abhorred”(hated/disliked thoroughly).
I wonder why the “h” is dropped from “hated” in the clue. Of the 2 possibilities: it doesn’t make sense to drop the 1st letter in “abhorred” nor does it make any difference to the pronunciation of “abhorred” if its “h” is dropped.
20. Like something citrus maybe, giving help when cold is caught (4)
ACID : AID(help/relief) containing(when … is caught) C(abbrev. for “cold”).
Defn. and Answer: Adjectives describing/like things citrus/sour, as in “citrus fruit”, and “acid drop”.
21. Extras, perhaps, in theatrical sequences (4)
RUNS : Double defn: 1st: … in cricket; and 2nd: Continuous series of performances of a stage drama or musical, as in “the musical had record-breaking runs in the West End and in Broadway”.
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