Puzzle April 21

Across

• 1 Gargantuan dam holds in first part of platinum group (6)
• 4 Hostess held in bondage is happy (6)
• 9 Target alternative to the home counties to earn support (7)
• 10 Makes unnecessary records (5)
• 11 Animal is fine when placed with a Greek character (5)
• 12 Swimmers encounter camouflaged duck (7)
• 13 Lacy elastic pants with no frills (11)
• 18 In time, maybe Lynn will become normal (7)
• 20 Hound beheaded bird (5)
• 22 Curious thing, the dark! (5)
• 23 Trains a disorganised craftsman (7)
• 24 World quality (6)
• 25 Cut wood concealing nothing (6)

Down

• 1 Chaotic conglomerate rejects crazy German cat (6)
• 2 TV and newspapers maybe blame diary extract (5)
• 3 Wet weather in Britain, Spain and another country (7)
• 5 Some variety over first part of practice course (5)
• 6 Separate a few (7)
• 7 Return key (6)
• 8 Witch doctor treated main endemic (8,3)
• 14 Groan about the French tango trick (7)
• 15 Stake in list backing accessory (7)
• 16 Gun for name discovered amongst collected works (6)
• 17 Irish John joins the church meeting (6)
• 19 Post from a vacant florist and eager outsiders (5)
• 21 Relish served up in hot sugar (5)