No 13818, Tuesday 21 Mar 2023, Afterdark

Solution to 3D has been deliberately left unsolved and is to be answered only by a non-regular / novice commenter, with proper annotation. Those who have answered earlier in the week, please give others a chance.

ACROSS

7   No mobile? Take tips from uncle and niece and assemble (8) NOBELIUM {MOBILE+Un..e+Ni..e}*

9   Directions ready to include European Community (6) RECIPE {R{EC}IPE}

10 Leaders of African nation encourage war again (4) ANEW Acrostic

11 Primarily searches shows at old city, gives up (10) SURRENDERS {Se...s}{UR}{RENDERS}

12 Careful consideration of a director's grip on people and team leader (10) ADVISEMENT {A}{D}{VISE}{MEN}{Team}

14 Unclear on Victor's exit with fever (4) AGUE vAGUE

15 Group of stars sent off during editing (13) CONSTELLATION {CO{SENT*}LLATION}

18 Expensive? Replace dinar with naira, it is within reach (4) NEAR (-d+n)NEAR

20 Principles of schematic rewritten by leading scientist (10) CATECHISMS {SCHEMATIC}*{Sc...t}

21 Interruptions in rest, unhappy with son (10) BREAKDOWNS {BREAK}{DOWN}{S}

23 Money, greed essentially leads to depression (4) TINE {TIN}{grEed} Is the defintion correct?

24 A century followed by a LBW, in front. Inconsistent (6) ATONAL {A}{TON}{A}{Lbw}

25 Welsh rabbit was not very sparse in the beginning (8) RAREBITS {BITS}<=>{RARE}

DOWN

1   Cyclonic storm indicator taking head off (8) TORNADIC iNDICATOR*

2   Setter with a bird with clipped making cat sound (4) MEOW {ME}{OWl}

3   Happiest one giving rewards in advance at Estonia (8) ?I?S?E?T (Addendum - TIPSIEST {1}<=>{TIPS} and {EST} - See comment)

4   Critical that dog starting late reaches man (6) URGENT {cUR}{GENT}

5   Frozen cut start to finish (4) ICED dICED

6   Each copper follows one for insight (6) APERCU {PER}{CU}<=>{A}

8   Retro moat? Well rebuild as a defensive fort (8,5) MARTELLO TOWER*

13 Private tavern at the outskirts of Exeter (5) INNER {INN}{Ex..eR}

14 At the start, Allen's low inswinging ball interrupted by defence (5) ALIBI Acrostic

16 Tyres can burst in race (8) ANCESTRY*

17 Select new leader to replace daughter in control (8) NOMINATE (-d+n)NOMINATE

19 Right in time, first teacher took article and found mistakes (6) ERRATA {ER{R}A}{Te...r}{A}

20 Pet fish led astray (6) CODDLE {COD}{LED*}

22 Excellent time to send the English to end (1-3) A-ONE A(-e)ON(+e)E

23 Bantu band's instrument (4) TUBA [T]

Reference List

Old city = UR, Director = D, Victor = V, Dinar = D, Naira = N, Son = S, Money = TIN, Century = TON, Daughter = D, Right = R, English = E