The Times Cryptic Crossword Number: 22836

Crossword Number: 22836
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1 Play shots in various directions - that's what batsmen are into (6)
5 Hint, short and dull, where one across say is situated (8)
9 God formerly protected round church (8)
10 Line I followed, extremely uniform (6)
11 Antony's success with broken hip shown by painter (8)
12 Be about to offer money for mineral (6)
13 Had second thoughts, having given in one's notice (8)
15 Feel the heat, engaging a battle (4)
17 Loudly stir up emotional exchanges (4)
19 Team of doctors in attempt at perfection (8)
20 Finally select pope's headdress (6)
21 Sea flowing past bridge gap (4,4)
22 Dish witch offered to soldiers (6)
23 Left city in hands of fool, in a manner of speaking (8)
24 Right to have cried out, breaking fine Spode (8)
25 Go and fetch device (6)
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2 Responses to roll-call shouted out? That's right (4,4)
3 Express disapproval over early edition of Guardian (8)
4 Naturally woken up, presumably, by all-night party (9)
5 Secret fear, finally being caught in credit fraud (10,5)
6 Clear bishop ahead, took initiative and gave check (7)
7 Fiery man having retired has gone mad (8)
8 Translated widely, as poet (3-5)
14 Good to be upset about murder: it's wrong (9)
15 Playwright's line saved by collector (8)
16 Old woman stayed in, having got mean (8)
17 Irritated about English business having shrunk (8)
18 A know-all on the water, I take new crew out (8)
19 In worse physical condition, being comparatively mountainous? (7)