1D
Skullcap, perhaps, is a topic of obsession(2,3,5)
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Across
  1. 8A
    Thin chin totally conceals creep inside (4,4)
  2. 9A
    Spiritual leader taking turn in bicycle shop (6)
  3. 10A
    Sounds like your leader is at risk from bank instruction (6)
  4. 11A
    A hunk of meat followed by dessert (8)
  5. 12A
    Head of Romaine taken out of main course after core muscles fail to appear (8)
  6. 13A
    In California, recycled fuel is the only way to go for some! (6)
  7. 15A
    Trade something in for smut on tape (4)
  8. 16A
    Primary art education given regularly in visual language provides a stable foundation for painting (5)
  9. 17A
    Rope variety that helps you get higher (4)
  10. 18A
    Give order to old soldier (6)
  11. 19A
    Performer’s content to carelessly tear mail (8)
  12. 20A
    Dry job is a big hit (8)
  13. 23A
    Fast flowing passage of hip-hop vocals by old Conservative leader (6)
  14. 24A
    Stay or go (6)
  15. 25A
    What 2d, 7d, 9a, 15a, 18a and 22d are, as well as this puzzle! (5,3)
Down
  1. 1D
    Skullcap, perhaps, is a topic of obsession(2,3,5)
  2. 2D
    Her Majesty’s strategy? Bequeathing gems at random without asking first (3,6,6)
  3. 3D
    How bankers and clergymen are said to do their work (10)
  4. 4D
    Patriotic sentiment weirdly glamorises bad childcare coverage (3,5,7)
  5. 5D
    Double-O partially infiltrates before cover is blown (4)
  6. 6D
    Happy choirs test new head examiner (15)
  7. 7D
    Rank outsiders surround opulent old leaders in castle (4)
  8. 13D
    Conservative non-leaders of largely democratic country demand total abstention (4,6)
  9. 14D
    Appropriate consumption of party drug by manager (10)
  10. 21D
    Victim of jealousy removes loss-leader from clothing brand (4)
  11. 22D
    Making the most of state leadership (4)
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