THC-crossword thread-7; 5 answers PP till 4 pm IST

[deepakgita]

ACROSS
7. Slight hesitation to return, a tiny bit (6)
8. Shepherd to follow blindly? (5,3)
9. Morally corrupt, refined circles extremely afraid (8)
10. Amplify without bringing in new stuff (6)
11. Representative of jealousy in love? On the contrary (5) ENVOY
12. Again match fixing? (6) REPAIR
14. Lords and ladies kept in jail, putsch violently uprooting society (4-2-3-6) JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT
17. Haughty parrot maintaining empty drivel (6) LORDLY
18. Saw broad agenda enclosed (5) ADAGE
22. Annoyed, runs inside cave (6)
23. If this shakes about scarily at the sides, it's wobbly (5,3)
24. Intensely biting cold, expecting crowded motorway (8)
25. 6 can be 12 in this (6)

DOWN
1. Endless toll gates turning inward (9)
2. King Edward setting an example for Murphy (6)
3. No chance of excitement when fellow's normal (5)
4. Shot a politician revealing explosive stuff (8)
5. Edited material avoiding bias, essentially without retracting work in material (8)
6. Buffet's pen (5)
8. Show full commitment, try hard, turn up on time, cut inconsistency (2,3,5,3)
13. Foolish and smug, in short, died suffering (9)
15. Back to back misfortune, mite stupid to hang around (4,4)
16. Heaped scorn as one introduced stupid condition (8)
19. The most prominent party sure to keep neutral (6)
20. Instrument brought up on U-boat (5)
21. Tie when it finally keeps firm (5)