No 13360, Friday 24 Sep 2021, Vidwan

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ACROSS

7   Some thoracic adaptations enable it to buzz and click (6) CICADA [T] &lit

8   Cold and rain damaged an old warship (8) IRONCLAD*

9   Long poetic wanderings? (8) ODYSSEYS [DD]

10 Skin covering double black fat (6) FLABBY {FLA{BB}Y}

11 Prospect of gold in part of Central America (8) PANORAMA {PAN{OR}AMA}

12 Objective knowledge possessed by a prosecutor (6) AGENDA {A}{GEN}{DA}

13 Small conservative banker, someone like Disney? (11) STORYTELLER {S}{TORY}{TELLER}

18 We start to basically record our thoughts here (6) WEBLOG {WE}{Ba...y}{LOG} &lit

20 We morons created this place in CNN office, perhaps (8) NEWSROOM*

22 Embarassingly idle at a party (6) DETAIL* 

23 True representation of a Gir lion (8) ORIGINAL*

24 They reportedly attract wealth? (8) MAGNATES (~magnets) Semi&lit

25 Booted king chose to leave quietly (6) KICKED {K}{pICKED}

DOWN

1   Loudmouth waving big wand (7) WINDBAG*

2   Stars pop out for papers (8) PASSPORT*

3   Filmmaker approached the Gunners (6) CAMERA {CAME}{RA}

4   Sort of global dope (8) GOOFBALL*

5   Concoct a very intrinsic kind of verse (6) OCTAVE [T]

6   Dance of monk with evil heart (7) LAMBADA {LAM{BAD}A} BAD is not exactly at the heart

8   Snappy and stylish comic book writer and model, one USA repackaged (13) INSTANTANEOUS {IN}{STAN}{T}{ONE+USA}*

14 Handle pistol that ricochets and rattles occassionally (8) REGULATE {LUGER<=}{rAtTlEs}

15 Part of telephone that is fabricated with a crepe (8) EARPIECE {IE+A+CREPE}*

16 Some serve a large organisation (7) SEVERAL {SERVE+A+L}*

17 Spread word about mature, rich, old woman (7) DOWAGER {DOW{AGE}R*}

19 Grasped that this King was a tragic character, not heartless (6) LEARNT {LEAR}{NoT}

21 Why is King going inside for a drink? (6) WHISKY {WH{IS}{K}Y}

Reference List

Black = B, Gold = OR, Small = S, King = K, Quietly = P, Gunners = RA(Royal Artllery), Model = T, Large = L