Band whose name is formed from the first names of its members
9A
Place for stray pups *
10A
In cricket, a method of dismissal when the batsman doesn't make it back to a wicket in time *
11A
It's kept by a captain on a ship
12A
Chicago newspaper *
14A
Is a sore winner
16A
Place for storing certain weapons *
17A
See 14D
18A
Something you might get at the beach *
22A
"Nyah, nyah," for example *
23A
____ Rae, American actress and writer who will voice Jessica Drew in 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'
24A
Ending with walk, slip, or clip
25A
Each of the answers to the starred clues, or how each should be entered into the grid
Verticales
1D
Remote
2D
Certain Wall St. acquisition (abbr.)
3D
Aladdin's cheeky pal
4D
Something worn on your sleeve?
5D
Illuminated from below
6D
Those pwned in a video game
7D
One of 30 on a d20
13D
Forces to fit
14D
Say 17A, say
15D
Places to keep hay
16D
First-choice
19D
General associated with chicken
20D
Pac-12 school in Tempe (abbr.) [apologies as always to non-Americans - one day our places of tertiary education will be famous enough to make it into crossword grids]