No 14833, Tuesday 30 Jun 2026, Pixie Dust

Solution to 6D 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   Protagonist nicked addictive substance (6) HEROIN {HEROINe}

8   To begin with wonderful, obviously original display - warm, opulently rich Kashmiri-style carpentry (8) WOODWORK Acrostic

9   Bill breaking free of compulsive behaviours and expressions (8) DICTIONS adDICTIONS

10 Declares: "Pixie Dust dividing shell money!" (6) CLAIMS {CLA{I}MS}

11 Fictional miser losing love for a French bum (8) SCROUNGE SCRO(-o+un)UNGE

12 To a certain extent felt sensually repelled in snuggle (6) NESTLE [T<=]

13 The 'MACS' repeatedly played tournaments? (4,7) TEST MATCHES {THE+MACS}* Letter Bank

18 Fictional detective's biographer, as per reports questioned boy (6) WATSON (~what son)

20 Vision I quote in conversation (8) EYESIGHT {I}{(~cite)SIGHT}

22 Some misread her enchantment for Bond (6) ADHERE [T]

23 Can this masquerader redesign a crimson top? (8) IMPOSTOR {IMPOSTOR+CAN}*=A CRIMSON TOP [CA]

24 Authentic, clear garlic soup without traces of olives and parsley (8) SURGICAL {GARLIC+SoUp}*

25 Blue-collar worker from Colombo will binge every now and then (6) COOLIE {ColOmbO+wiLl+bIngE}

DOWN

1   Spooner says: "The rest and I talk behind their back entrance!" (7) BEWITCH (~we bitch to bewitch)

2   Open spot? Perhaps take a rain check! (8) POSTPONE*

3   Native of Banjarmasin, Borneo (6) INBORN [T]

4   Stuck-up Dominic in a clover, exposed and dangerous (8) VOLCANIC [T<=]

5   Hits outside net essentially and panics (6) SWEATS {SW{nEt}ATS}

6   Member cycling around strange black object (7) ?R?M?L? ()

8   Let Maria refuse! (5,8) WASTE MATERIAL {MARIA+LET}* [RA]

14 Drive nurse to Easthampton on vacation with Charlie Yen (8) TENDENCY {TEND}{Ea...oN}{C}{Y}

15 Release young girl endlessly overwhelmed by mounting racket (8) EMISSION {MISs} in {NOISE<=}

16 Honesty from John Grim (7) CANDOUR {CAN}{DOUR}

17 Deranged gossip about Oscar I see in texting (7) CHAOTIC {CHA{O}T}{I}{(~see)C}

19 Delivered butcher's toboggan (6) SLEIGH (~slay)

21 Imagine master having no right adopting canine (6) EXPECT EXPE(-r+c)CT

Reference List

Bill = AD, A in French = UN, Charlie = C, Yen = Y, John = CAN, Oscar = O, Right = R, Canine = C