1 Wine and dine after English beer is rejected (6)
4 With German and English assent a pair of bishops are seen crossing an OT river (6)
9 Bona fide Carnival identification is enclosed (5)
10 Eliphelet’s dad gets degree, first class, framed (7)
11 Challenge murder details face in part of Ireland (7)
12 Investigate luncheon voucher found in river (5)
13 Book Monterey duo to perform (11)
18 Beats leaderless England in Test series (5)
20 Little book with a piece of the opera is capital (7)
22 Nice day for boy to run round lodge (7)
23 Overturn potato? (5)
24 First female MP – note, first – to be one of twins (6)
25 Charlton played him in Robben,/Hurst’s positions (3-3)
Cryptic down
1 Abolish Welsh? (6)
2 See here NT’s water capacity, a small amount on being out of the wind (7)
3 Town near Joppa where heartless woman’s carry on is over (5)
5 One tempting another initially spoilt fellow (7)
6 Origins of Bill and Ben’s elliptical language are biblical in construction (5)
7 Holy Roman Emperor is at heart a devious rake… (6)
8 …pursuing game and disguising his rank in an Asian sect (4,7)
14 Defence from a classical battle is acceptable to make after trial run (7)
15 English chap’s cloaked in mostly monkish gear up in this wild place (7)
16 Pub to bag French white wine, sweet Bordeaux, specifically (6)
17 Wind’s extremely lively going out at holiday time (6)
19 Holds characters turning up in the middle of Hong Kong, the first of the pilgrims (5)
21 He inspected several on the surface among a greater number (5)
Quick across
1 Greek mathematician of c 300 BC who produced the Elements of Geometry (6)
4 Native or inhabitant of a former port city in Asia Minor (6)
9 Asian capital, on the Red River (5)
10 Sihon’s capital, later belonging to the tribes of Reuben and Gad (7)
11 Discharge: proceed (7)
12 Divided: Croatian port and resort (5)
13 District governor under Solomon (Hebrew name: ‘son-of’) (3-8)
18 Sports venue (5)
20 Embody: allow for (7)
22 Eldest son of Levi (7)
23 Drivel (5)
24 Buff: Eastern European (6)
25 European stocky burrowing mountain rodent (6)
Quick down
1 Rings around; rebounds (6)
2 Variant KJV spelling for the queen of Ethiopia (7)
3 Balearic island (5)
5 Arm of the southern Pacific Ocean in Antarctic (4,3)
6 Brother of Jabal and inventor of musical instruments (5)
7 Musical pieces for nine players (6)
8 Descendants of Canaanites, great traders using ports like Tyre and Sidon (11)
14 Athapaskan-speaking native Americans, originating from Canada (7)
15 Where David hid in a cave (7)
16 Inhibition; preoccupation (4-2)
17 Command; bidding (6)
19 Sign up (5)
21 Venomous Asiatic and African elapid snake (5)
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