No 2748, Sunday 21 Jul 2013

ACROSS
1   Doctor in study, a genius (5) DEMON {DE{MO}N}
4   Finished among a group left behind (9) ABANDONED {A}{BAN{DONE}D}
9   Copyright infringers, Irish, filling tapes criminally (7) PIRATES {P{IR}ATES*}
10 As is nacre, surprisingly (7) ARSENIC*
11 Most inexperienced , OK, in new sect (9) CALLOWEST {C{ALLOW}EST*}
12 Honours cheque, ultimately (indecently large) (5) OBESE {OBE'S}{E}
13,17 Proverb striking one SAS operative - see, mood's changing (8,2,2,8,4) HANDSOME IS AS HANDSOME DOES {HANDSOME} {1}{S AS} {HAND}{SOME DOES*}
17 See 13
20 Travel by car from Palermo to Rome (5) MOTOR [T]
21 Concession made by Fischer, an eccentric (9) FRANCHISE*
22 Hermit showing up before child (7) EREMITE {ERE}{MITE}
23 Late extra anticipated (7) OVERDUE {OVER}{DUE}
24 Type of surgery not required by member (5-4) SPARE-PART {SPARE}-{PART}
25 Two-part book from Henry James, or Edward Lear? (5) KINGS [MD] 

DOWN
1   Show abbreviation for European Parliament in concise dictionary (6) DEPICT {D{E}{P}ICTionary}
2   Just yours truly on bank (6) MERELY {ME}{RELY}
3   General waiting to give compulsory army training? (8,7) NATIONAL SERVICE {NATIONAL} {SERVICE}
4   Master at sea heading for Doha, a medium-sized port (9) AMSTERDAM {MASTER*}{D}{A}{M}
5   Expect a delay (5) AWAIT {A}{WAIT}
6   Determined to examine the result of amove on board (10,5) DISCOVERED CHECK {DISCOVERED} {CHECK}
7   Two nouns covering love and understanding? Drivel (8) NONSENSE {N{O}N}{SENSE}
8   Reduction in iron? (8) DECREASE [DD]
14 Method of selection, unusual on isle abroad (3,3,3) ODD MAN OUT {ODD} {MAN} {OUT}
15 Dictionary in judge's room (8) CHAMBERS [DD]
16 Curse song about a capital in Africa (8) ANATHEMA {AN{A}THEM}{A}
18 Connected with game, racket (4,2) TIED IN {TIE}{D IN}
19 Engineers' former tax break (6) RECESS {RE}{CESS}
21 Norse goddess Jeffrey Archer includes (5) FREYA [T]