WEDNESDAY’S SOLUTION

1 Pause, 5 Whole 8 Laugh, 9 Swine, 10 Container, 11 Tan, 12 Smithereens, 15 Now and again, 19 Oft, 20 Guy Fawkes, 22 Umbra, 23 Swear, 24 Say-so, 25 Exert. D

1 Position, 2 Unions, 3 Election, 4 Quench, 5 Whoa, 6 Orange, 7 Ever, 13 Reassure, 14 Subtract, 16 Waylay, 17 Ankles, 18 Nobble, 20 Guts, 21 Also.