CRYPTIC PUZZLE NO. 7545

ACROSS

1. Becomes tense when the word “giants” is spoken (8). 6. Character you play with? (4). 8. Go mad on retiring (4). 9. Relax as you say what kind of bacon you want (4,4). 10, As an author, produced tripe, we hold (5). 11. Delivery charge (6). 13. Anyhow, I can get myself back into motion pictures (6). 15. To a degree, it was once used by campers (6). 17. “Oddly, some” I quietly interposed, “take advantage of one” (6). 19. Put the car inside for him (5). 22. Playing, enters into it with absorbtion (8). 23. So the snow hut was demolished first (4). 24. Having an aptitude for, but needing straightening out (4). 25. To get the money, stabs the guards (8).

DOWN

2. Between one and ten worked out right (5). 3. Colour a little, being introduced as a regular (7). 4. Get the measure of a lady (4). 5. Like the mermaids eyes? (3-5). 6. A room with it is being treated as a garage! (5). 7. A crooked car firm took on the beast (7). 12. Mother, going to Sweden for a break, got written up (4,4). 14. Bringing in semitrained soldiers is just great! (7). 16. Rotter who has a knack of turning up and organising a riot (7). 18. Circle over the green, plain to see (5). 20. Call round, entering into the deception (5). 21. Bringing back bananas to surprise you (4).