Puzzle Solutions February 2019

Across

• 1 Agree the murder of The Lord? Not I! (6)
• 4 Munch wrapping like nut (6)
• 9 Something used to make fish’s partner happy (7)
• 10 Go for gear shift with energy (5)
• 11 Melancholy ultimately consumes this poet (5)
• 12 Initially nasty armpit smell is growing (7)
• 13 Bond’s incredibly fierce cat swallowing it back (11)
• 18 Schoolbook about the origin of man is comparatively puritanical (7)
• 20 Dined in college, reportedly (5)
• 22 Change the last repair (5)
• 23 They temporarily prevent view being seedily redeveloped (7)
• 24 Catch spouse mostly from behind (6)
• 25 Dependable firm takes time (6)

Down

• 1 Goes off to exchange one for duck bait (6)
• 2 Feature on a country (5)
• 3 Security is put back into warehouse (7)
• 5 Put together a good deal (5)
• 6 Faulty shaver takes time to cut (7)
• 7 Anger surrounds the latest flower arrangement (6)
• 8 Time went slowly at first for me then day changed (11)
• 14 Clear pit after I have briefly returned (7)
• 15 Warm tin maybe gets cold and loses energy (7)
• 16 Service provider originally joining present domain (6)
• 17 Idle, you sat amongst drifting dunes (6)
• 19 TV and newspapers maybe blame diary extract (5)
• 21 Preliminary investigation (5)