No 9485, Friday, 20 Mar 09, Sankalak

Another ho-hum CW went through without a ripple, methinks we need a litttle more challenge
ACROSS
 1 - What the job seeker wants in Poland — a binding thing (9) – P{LACEMENT}
 5 - Milk producer about to return and cringe … (5) – COW{ER}
 8 - … wary about Indian rumpus (6) – SH{IND}Y Anyone can give me the answer to as to why the setter has put those dots after the last clue and before this one? I don't see any connection. The last time they appeared there was a connection but not so this time, at least to my eyes.
 9 - Popular Kolkata track (8) – TRAMLINE [CD] See a youtube clipping of the Kolkatta Tram at the link
11 - Coral formation in a rare effusive vein (4) – REEF [T]
12 - What the work-weary eagerly awaits? (10) – RETIREMENT [CD]
14 - Note, an artist with a crown (5) - TI{A}RA
15 - Austrian associated with William Tell legend, half German, less devious (7) – GE{SSLE*}R
16 - Amusing person with one account relating to the heart (7) – CARD{I}{AC}
17 - Money spent to treat old gout (5) – O{UTGO*}
19 - A conservative nobleman and worker — one dealing with financial records (10) – {A}{C}COUNT{ANT}
20 - Peak of excellence achieved by state administrator in extremes of abundance (4) – A{CM}E
22 - In Cal I am an aberrant, affected by mental disorder (8) – MANIACAL*
23 - Meat to satisfy an alien (6) – FILL{ET}
24 - __ vita — a life of wealth and pleasure (5) – DOLCE [CD] From La Dolce Vita
25 - An arm of the Pacific between Australia and New Zealand (6,3) – TASMAN SEA [CD]
DOWN
 1 - Sweet thing makes tense Roy lose heart (6) – PAST{R(-o)Y}
 2 - All food normally has to go through it (10,5) – ALIMENTARY CANAL [CD] I wonder if the origin of the word has any link with 'elementary'?
 3 - Headless bear in a whirlpool (4) – (-t)EDDY
 4 - Critical moment when circling over specific location (7-5) – TURNING POINT [2]
 5 - Provide redress to ace postmen in trouble (10) – COMPENSATE*
 6 - They fight diseases with treated wool, best chilled (5, 5, 5) – WHITE BLOOD CELLS*
 7 - Get back in (2-5) – RE-ENTER [CD]
10 - Canal critter, provoked, is defiant (12) – RECALCITRANT*
13 - Carefully handle troubled inmate Paul (10) – MANIPULATE*
16 - Leader of cubs, hurt but captivated (7) – C{HARMED}
18 - Wide, long collar on dress worn by women in a sober thatched hut (6) - BERTHA [T] Shakespeare was always portrayed with one on, see the link.
21 - Picture a craving for unsuitable food (4) PIC{A} See the explanation at the link about this medical disorder regarding an abnormal appetite