Crossword by Boffles

No.324

Across

1 Retreat from it features in 8dn (6)

4 Cash cow noise plus note (6)

9 Harem sort of vine fruit (7)

10 Top of the range irritation (5)

11 Listlessness both sides of the Channel (5)

12 ‘Life is like a roller coaster- one moment you are up, next you are down’ for example (7)

13 Expression of impatience invoking the Lord (3,4,4)

18 French bread combines revolutionary vivacity (7)

20 Relative sounds like French resort (5)

22 Small organisms a big deal for whales (5)

23 Testamentary ps (7)

24 Wrote about geezers and gals (6)

25 Lumberjack sort of chap (6)

Down

1 Concealed request in sea (6)

2 Star Wars character adds direction for Athenian statesman (5)

3 Speechifying just painting without initial month (7)

5 Name of scarlett woman (5)

6 Squats and step-ups performed by junior staff? (7)

7 Prince pester (5)

8 Conflict and its antonym for a big read (3,3,5)

14 A second such view can be helpful (7)

15 Date has not gone well if it ends so (4,3)

16 Rider of an electric hog? (1-5)

17 Recall where your wine is kept (6)

19 Musical second half of lemon liqueur (5)

21 Shine sounds descriptive of released convict (5)

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