Salmon's Cryptic no.25

Cryptic Crossword no.25

ACROSS

..1...Angle caress so as to make a rectangular form of marine vertebrate. (4,6)
..7...REM team keeps a check on current trends. (7)
..8...Villain's 20 points back, about to hasten once. (5)
10...Vulgar and lacking refinement. (4)
11...Contaminated, one reeks of fuel. (8)
13...Take forty winks with the family for protection. (6)
15...Graduate ladies start to twitch at sea. (6)
17...European identifier led glass-coated American. (8)
18...Sweetheart to be seen in the sky, we hear. (4)
21...Blithe mechanic provides a topic. (5)
22...Diamond-shaped character with doctor I start to coach. (7)
23...Uproot serf from bed. (4-6) 		DOWN

..1...Celebrated note on the Mediterranean. (5)
..2...Traveller kept by saint in beastly home. (4)
..3...Fail to remember that furnace is square. (6)
..4...Imaginary loan on it (funny!). (8)
..5...Incident captures one's identity — that's obvious! (7)
..6...Modified her fine hat to scale. (10)
..9...Presbyterians, say, liberate religious society... (4,6)
12...... and free Pile Noble. (4,4)
14...Beneficial treatment(?) — that's my position, mate! (7)
16...Party after dam' odd ball. (6)
19...Glowing coal's always around doctor. (5)
20...Foreign Office books a rhythm unit. (4)

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