Sort Of Finished But.....

[olegrahl]

Can only identify 11/12 "related objects" and cannot parse 5d
"Indulges with £1,000 signs" G-A-I-I-S. Has to be gratifies but why?
Bonne année, Happy new year, Feliz Año Nuevo, Frohes Neues Jahr, Buon Anno, Xian Nian Hao to all our readers.

[fiction-factory]

G for Grand + ratifies (signs)

[fiction-factory]

If G is the abbreviation for a grand (£1000)

[Lie-in King]

5d Gratifies - 'g(rand)' (£1000) + 'ratifies' (signs; approves)

Themed answers -

1a; 8a; 10a; 16a; 21a; 22a; 25a
6d; 7d; 13d; 14d; 17d

[Mamyalynne]

21a is the most obscure of the themed

[Lie-in King]

Agreed Mamya & ta, I should have mentioned that myself

[Toorak]

For 21 the undefined thematic item is in the middle with the defined part of the solution around it - I had to look it up. I wrongly thought at first that the defined part of the solution was the last 4 letters

[olegrahl]

Many thanks to all Samaritans. I confess I didn't like the G in 5d. I thought M or K were the normal "thousand" abbreviations.
And like more or less everyone I was floored by 21a. Never heard of the tree in question and thought the last four letters were the relevant part.
But thanks again. You were all best answers.

[William444]

Sorry to be dim but I'm but I'm still failing on 21a & 19a. I have
_E_A_E_T and all I can see is DECADENT.

Then S_R_K_. Perhaps I have something wrong.

[Lie-in King]

Hi William444 & welcome to AB :-)

It's always nice to include full clues so that people without the puzzle can more readily help - also, starting your own thread gets your Q onto the front page of the Topic where it's more likely to be seen :-)

21a (Themed) - De-Cade-nt (dent; impression - cade; tree)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniperus_oxycedrus

19a Strike - double meaning; knock & down tools

[Lie-in King]

Apologies, I misread your profile - the sun's in my eyes is my excuse :-)

[William444]

Thank you, Lie-in, excellent clues now I've seen how they work.

I wanted to start a new thread but being new to the site I can't see how.

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[William444]

Thank you, Scorpiojo, got it.