The Sunday Crossword No 2951, Sunday 09 Jul 2017

ACROSS
1   Revolutionary spies keeping dry in upper room (5) ATTIC {TT} in {CIA<=}
4   Behind because rent changed (6) ASTERN {AS}{RENT}*
9   Sheep mostly in field by road on the sheltered side (7) LEEWARD {L{{EWe}EA}{RD}
10 Fit in trick with style (7) CONFORM {CON}{FORM}
11 Fret if town in chaos is damaged beyond repair (7,3) WRITTEN OFF*
12 Church backing popular measure (4) INCH {IN}{CH}
14 Painter writes about development of pure blue art (5,4,6) PETER PAUL RUBENS {PURE+BLUE+ART}* in {PENS}

15 Property of a lens moulded into ideal shape initially (8,7) PERSONAL EFFECTS {PER{SONAL  EF}*FECT}{Sh..e}
18 Projection in line with honour (4) LOBE {L}{OBE}
19 Relish film about lake with sinister island (10) PICCALILLI {PIC}{CA}{L}{ILL}{I}

22 Beat overwhelming desire for pepper (7) CAYENNE {CA{YEN}NE}

23 Pair avoid introduction (7) PRELUDE {PR}{ELUDE}
24 Party put back by one inhibited by rival gourmet (6) FOODIE {FO{DO<=}{1}E}
25 Attend to source of pleasure (5) TREAT [DD]

DOWN
1   Admit everything with cry of pain (5) ALLOW {ALL}{OW}
2   Notion about game without wicket lads play (3,7,4) THE HISTORY BOYS {THE {wHIST}ORY} {BOYS}
3   Crew member interrupted by terrible brat, the talkative type (10) CHATTERBOX {BRAT+THE}* in {COX}
4   Lawyer after anger releasing thousand extra items (7) ADDENDA {mADDEN}{DA}
5   Diplomatic fault badly restricting court (7) TACTFUL {FAULT}* over {CT}
6   Absolute order (4) RANK [DD]
7   Number raised money and distorted true bohemianism? (14) COUNTERCULTURE {COUNT}{LUCRE<=}{TRUE*}
8   Different ship, same weight (8) EMPHASIS*
13 Satisfaction following start of unusually fast, gripping movie (10) FULFILMENT {F}{Un...y}{L{FILM}ENT}
14 Inhabitants set about endless work (8) POPULACE {P{OPUs}LACE}
16 Flavouring, first of all, is in demand (7) ANISEED {All}{N{IS}EED}
17 Fugitive in eastern spot receiving cover (7) ESCAPEE {E}{S{CAP}EE}
20 Clumsy point supporting penalty without force (5) INEPT {fINE}{PT}
21 Round outlet partly open (4) UNDO [T]

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