No 2615, Sunday 26 Dec 10

ACROSS
1   - Struggle in street, teeming (6) - {ST}{RIFE}
4   - US port bombed in blackout (6) - STUPOR*
8   - Argue violently about extremely bizarre tavern (7) - {AU{BizarrE}RGE*}
10 - Surgical instrument causing panic, initially, in the services (7) - {FORCE{P}S}

11 - Daughter and partner dawdle (5) - {D}{ALLY}
12 - Info given by staff about mature garden plant (9) - {G{OLD}EN} {ROD}

13 - Nobody showing anxiety about the Welsh crew (13) - {FEATHER}{W}{EIGHT} (Addendum - {FEA{THE}R}{W}{EIGHT} - See comments)
16 - Climbing plant may give gypsies pleasure (10,3) - {TRAVELLERS} {JOY}

19 - Transfers DS inside royal house (5,4) - {HAN{DS} OVER}
21 - Enlisted US soldier, good one - ordinary bloke (2,3) - {G}{I} {JOE}
22 - A month round Connecticut - temperate, no sun (7) - {O}{CT}{sOBER}
23 - Dram in brandy glass (7) - SNIFTER [DD]

24 - Judge newly headed this large organisation (6) - (-u+e)EMPIRE
25 - Pass up rubbish (6) - REFUSE [DD]
DOWN
1   - Put up with bad rugby player (5-3) - STAND-OFF [DD]
2   - Polish girl's contagious disease (7) - {RUB}{ELLA}
3   - Bush's note about changing history (9) - {F{ORSYTHI*}A}

5   - Quartermaster-sergeant, somewhat brusque (5) - TERSE [T]
6   - Clown making mistake almost breaks mine (7) - {PI{ERROr}T}
7   - Live in one end of Poplar, East End? (6) - {R}{E}{SIDE}
9   - Enthusiastic worker brewed average beer (5,6) - EAGER BEAVER*
10 - Cries of "wolf" as a ram fell awkwardly on top of Sinai (5,6) - {FALSE ALARM*}{S}

14 - Troop member showing guile with grid construction? (4,5) - GIRL GUIDE*
15 - Exclamation made by pop star dropping round (2,6) - BoY GEORGE
16 - Sleeveless garment in basin by cap (4,3) - {TANK} {TOP}
17 - It's featured in fetish for unarmed combat (7) - {JUJ{IT'S}U}

18 - Select church on river, reportedly (6) - {CH}{OOSE}(~ouse)
20 - Flowing robes, muted in colour (5) - SOBER*

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