Across
1 Soldier favoured fortification (7)
5 Yankee after discharge receiving new antagonism (6)
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8 Film that’s funny has apt slips in it (4,2,6,3)
10 Control said to be restored (10)
11 Part of problem irritating ruler (4)
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13 Progress in skill with jargon (5)
14 Bad action in laboratory brought about, relating to plant study (9)
15 Unreal yarn I concocted, taking wise men in (9)
17 Foolish sign painter leaving odd bits out (5)
19 Boring master (4)
20 Lover in trouble after a heartless lie (10)
23 Terribly poor, in hole? Help, with hesitation, aggressive investor (9,6)
24 Departure following match (6)
25 Bone from bird among quantity (7)
Down
1 Saint alert to change in image, benevolent but intrusive (13)
2 Fence poorly, overcome by resistance (7)
3 Shrub planted in location one approved initially (10)
4 Act so unnaturally in opera (5)
5 Depression during bad year without question (9)
6 Squalid plan (4)
7 Symbolic drink label, collector’s first (7)
9 All income, finally put on record with force, below average figure (13)
12 Refresh ratio given wrongly (10)
14 English fan transformed into animal in celebratory event (9)
16 Mad liar struggling to become officer (7)
18 Leave teacher to support a veto (7)
21 County in short leading second game (5)
22 Member of family joined by good number (4)