No 14240, 30 Jul 2024, Vidwan

Solution to 17D 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.

Open for anyone to answer, if not solved by 1 PM.

ACROSS

7   Some aloo-gobi, haribhari-sabji for resident of Gaya (6) BIHARI [T]

8   I exert actively for avoiding loud appearance (8) EXTERIOR {I+EXERT}*{fOR}

9   Affected by melting of large glacier (8) ALLERGIC {L+GLACIER}*

10 Indian leader hosted by Goering and Hitler (6) GANDHI [T]

11 Let oracle do something about polls (9) ELECTORAL*

12 Contracts 007s (5) BONDS {BOND'S}

14 Friend returned to party without a plot, rejecting support for dishonest journalists (6,5) LAPDOG MEDIA {PAL<=}{DO}{GaME}{AID<=}

18 Which industry employs man of faith? (5) HINDU [T]

20 Asking to support love before lust, for instance? Good! (9) PROPOSING {PROP}{O}{SIN}{G}

22 Faithful avoids English breakfast at mass (6) MUSLIM {MUeSLI}{M}

23 Time breakers for online abusers (8) TROLLERS {T}{ROLLERS}

24 Attacks caves and fights (8) ADVANCES*

25 Time and energy plus mass in an arrangement of mutual dependence (6) TANDEM {T}{AND}{E}{M}

DOWN

1   Sister-in-law given flower in senseless manner (7) SILLILY {SIL}{LILY}

2   Victory drink and new agents for Spanish Football Club (8) VALENCIA {V}{ALE}{N}{CIA}

3   One of the Beatles had right commercials for alternate urban approaches (4,5) RING ROADS {RING{R}O}{ADS}

4   Theatre intended for men and bachelors essentially (5) STAGE {STAG}{b..hEl..s}

5  Flier runs into fellow immortal, tailless (6) DRONGO {D{R}ON}{GOd}

6   Reprimand about ordinary work leather (7) COWHIDE {C{O}{W}HIDE}

8   Green has exact working costs for buying currencies (8,5) EXCHANGE RATES*

13 The US dope synthesised in Mississippi or Louisiana, say (4,5) DEEP SOUTH*

15 Popular, very fast and bold (8) INSOLENT {IN}{SO}{LENT}

16 51 pounds for solutions (7) LIQUIDS {LI}{QUIDS}

17 Arranged, had nothing initially, inhaled drugs (7) ?N?R?E? (Addendum - SNORTED {S{No...g}ORTED} - See comments)

19 Lines laid in the middle of high road for money (6) DOLLAR {DO{LL}AR*}

21 Flavour of heroin (5) SMACK [DD]

Reference List

Loud = F, Large = L, Good = G, English = E, Mass = M, Time = T, Energy = E, Victory = V, New = N, Right = R, Commercials = ADS, Runs = R, Ordinary = O, Work = W, Popular = IN, Line = L