No 12131, Saturday 07 Oct 2017, xChequer

ACROSS

7   How paper may be counted/recounted — an ancient craft (6) BIREME  {~ BY REAM}

8   Skewed such data to appear sensational (3,1,4) CUT A DASH {SUCH DATA}*
9   So meal in boiled pudding? (8) SEMOLINA {SO MEAL IN}*
10 Bill for spirits (6) PECKER  (DD)
11 Get by compressing solid wood (5) COPSE {COP{S}E}
12 Shocked by a section blocking flight to river in India (6) AGHAST {A}{GHA{S}T}
14 Astonishing feat of ascent, a prior incident disputed by many (6,4,5) INDIAN ROPE TRICK {A+PRIOR+INCIDENT*}{K} &lit

17 “— — cuff”: without preparation (3,3)  OFF THE (FITB)
18 Joint contracts, all conceding a toll (5) KNELL {KNEe}{aLL}
22 Records hundred in vehicles (6) CHARTS {C{H}ARTS}
23 Knowing characteristics of vaulted passages (8) ARCHWAYS {ARCH}{WAYS}
24 If M is N in press release, it could be this (8) MISPRINT {M IS}{PR I{N}T} &lit
25 Doctor's glory in retrospect: making money (6) MOOLAH {MO}{HALO<=}

DOWN

1   Full fee cut, pin it on a technicality (4,5) FINE POINT {FEe+PIN+IT+ON}*
2   Emblem on shoddy clothes, inferior duds (6) LEMONS (T)
3   Rejected appeal to have outside food given for rank (5) FETID {FE{IT<=}D}
4   Way attendant describes work termination (8) STOPPAGE {ST}{OP}{PAGE}
5   Master of posh art deco post Renaissance (8) EDUCATOR {U+ART+DECO}*
6   Old gentleman wielding English willow (5) OSIER {O}{SI{E}R}
8   Key aspect of revolution of earth in rotation — shift in perspective (6,2,5) CHANGE OF HEART {CHANGE}{OF}{EARTH*}
13 Sporadic logic always disastrous in 21 (9) SCALLYWAG {LoGiC+ALWAYS}* 21D=Scamp
15 Tight or over-tipsy, same condition from any standpoint (8) ISOTROPY {OR+O+TIPSY}*
16 Revolting entertainment reported to involve female — no need to elaborate (4,4) NUFF SAID {FUN<=}{F} {SAID}
19 Modern century — Apple left a significant impression on him (6) NEWTON {NEW}{TON}
20 Batting after tea, reading precise length of pitch (5) CHAIN {CHA}{IN}
21 Rascal from school at cantonment (5) SCAMP {S}{CAMP}

Reference List
Solid=S, Section=S, Many=K, Hundred=H, Press Release=PR, Doctor=MO
Appeal=It, Way=St, Work=Op, Posh=U, Old=O, English=E, Over=O, Female=F, Batting=In, Tea=Cha, School=S

Colour/Font Scheme
Definition, Solution, Component letters, Embedded links, Anagram Indicator, C/C indicator, Reversal Indicator, Hidden word Indicator, Letter Pick indicator, Deletion Indicator, Homophone Indicator, Movement Indicator, Positional Indicator, Substitution, Indicator, Link/Connector, Extraneous

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