GUARDIAN CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

ACROSS

9 Comedian taken in by old Americans working together (2,7)

10 What a surprise, mother sounding so savoury (5)

11 Mistake if Ireland abandons this African native (7)

12 Variation in same key will make it really dark (3,4)

13 Harmony is essential to lounge suite’s style (5)

14 Obviously in the wrong when returning gifted wine (3-6)

16 Decimal-based code embedded in old tablets (3,12)

19 Understand when I seem confused about route (9)

21 Black bishop captured in stratagem to move more material (5)

22 Silly sort bearing crown (7)

23 What timber merchants offer for revised trading terms (3,4)

24 Old style readers enjoy these rather obvious openings (5)

25 Come back as Nigeria is regenerated (4,5)

DOWN

1 Large nudist dancing removes article — and gets put out (10)

2 Insect offspring devouring core of rising taproot (8)

3 Your leader supports action to make capital that’s dubious (6)

4 A few invest nothing in a common kind of enterprise (4)

5 Finish replacing information in a discipline showing effective control (10)

6 Not enthused by abstract mural surrounding gardens (8)

7 Look over firm without starting false rumour (6)

8 Cooler trouser cut (4)

14 They wanted to stay, but accept democratic surpluses (10)

15 Theme park reportedly doesn’t go down in Scotland? (10)

17 Exact time when sentence ends (2,3,3)

18 One doesn’t react, for example, in Eugene O’Neill’s piece (5,3)

20 Endless number admire bandit at sea (6)

21 Broadcast Derby? Big deal! (2,4)

22 A gang losing wide piece of territory (4)

23 Curious how system creates stem (4)