The Sunday Crossword No 3035, Sunday 17 Feb 2019

ACROSS
1   Flower mostly around middle of January opening quickly but temporarily (3-2) POP-UP {POP{janUary}Py}
4   Taboo about old border, one that’s unconventional (8) BOHEMIAN {B{O}{HEM}{1}AN}
9   Good ship in legend certainly loaded with large grotesque carvings (9) GARGOYLES {G}{ARGO}{Y{L}ES}
10 Turning back, receiving resistance is less common (5) RARER {RA{R}ER<=}
11 Representation of scene I love in play (7) DIORAMA {D{I}{O}RAMA}

12 Independent line maintained by agent, tall and thin (7) SPINDLY {SP{IND}{L}Y}
13 Keeping collection of data about lake and river for present (8,6) STOCKING FILLER {STOCKING} {FIL{L}E}{R}
15 Transformation of ape, bit ugly, seen in fairy tale (8,6) SLEEPING BEAUTY*
18 European cause arousing strong feeling (7) EMOTIVE {E}{MOTIVE}
20 Proposition in article more garbled (7) THEOREM {THE}{MORE}*
22 Composer contributing to vivid revue going around (5) VERDI [T<=]
23 Period covered by alternative procedure (9) OPERATION {OP{ERA}TION}
24 Part of journey around north before next stretch (8) LENGTHEN {LE{N}G}{THEN}
25 Noble Yankee ahead of schedule (5) EARLY {EARL}{Y}

DOWN
1   Power, ancient, is summoned (5) PAGED {P}{AGED}
2   Typical posture of archer, prepared (3,3,3,6) PAR FOR THE COURSE*
3   Dull experts upset spies (7) PROSAIC {PROS}{CIA<=}
4   Expand unfinished song with new language (9) BULGARIAN {BULGe}{ARIA}{N}
5   People who entertain multitudes (5) HOSTS [DD]
6   Arm injured, can one drink? (7) MARTINI {ARM}*{TIN}{1}
7   Broadcast story, short of time, on row about stray dog (8,7) AIREDALE TERRIER {AIRED}{tALE} {T{ERR}IER}

8   Appeal to deity, shaft of light breaking through (6) PRAYER {P{RAY}ER}
14 Information, involving tangled web, to end in remorse for intermediary (2-7) GO-BETWEEN {G{WEB+TO+r...sE}}EN}
15 Change direction suddenly and benefit, grabbing wicket (6) SWERVE {S{W}ERVE}
16 Couple I phone at end of every year (7) PAIRING {PA}{I}{RING}
17 Synthetic fabric in fantastic gallery (7) ACETATE {ACE}{TATE}
19 Manage to rise above hard time (5) EPOCH {COPE<=}{H}
21 Expression of surprise about single currency (5) MONEY {M{ONE}Y}

GRID