THC-crossword thread-6; 4 ans PP till 4 pm IST

[pavalamani pragasam]

ACROSS
1 Sign of island resort business beginning to ruffle North (9)CAPRICORN
5 Scrub a hollow craft with gold filling (5)ABORT
8 Try air treatment — something seldom met with (6)RARITY
9 How one might fall sleep with legs drawn (6,2)CURLED UP
11 Removal, in part, of a shape (4)OVAL
12 Where to be when wanting to evade attention? (3,2,5)OUT OF SIGHT
14 Time in history when there was a setback to work in English church (5) EPOCH
15 City, old place accommodating Ida up for treatment (7)UDAIPUR
16 Disappointment for daughter in the French city (3-4)LET-DOWN
17 Good precipitation gives staple food (5)GRAIN
19 With her husband away, for her the wag’s word is cruel (5,5)GRASS WINDOW
20 A measure of drink — it helps some breathe (4)GILL
22 Living to a ripe old age? A vegan? LOL, hilarious (8)LONGEVAL
23 Oriental plane, transport carrying a bird (6)CHENAR
24 Ways to remove love from deep sadness (5) PATHS
25 Given the ability, setter backs war detune; with hesitation, editor follows (9)EMPOWERED
DOWN
1 Rope operating as a barrier (6) CORDON
2 New game, ‘’Entrapment’’ — somehow it has a lasting attraction! (9,6)PERMANENT MAGNET
3 A very small amount put up by a paper (4)IOTA
4 Specialist doctor with new money, on a wave, in action (12)NEUROSURGEON
5 Fit sailor, above the ordinary (4,6)ABLE SEAMAN
6 Reopening doles a new way for one on the dole? (3,3,9)OLD AGE PENSIONER
7 Barman, one who tries out contained drop of Perrier (7)TAPSTER
10 Certify a university, thereafter reduce credit, adding a note (12) AUTHENTICATE
13 In the US, Joey’s son develops a state of bliss (10) JOYOUSNESS
16 Support lapse by fielder (3,4)LEG SLIP
18 The pest travelled endlessly for a fishing aid (3,3)FLY ROD
21 Food, hot, swallowed by bovine (4)CHOW

Brilliant!