The Week - 14 across

[wonderfali]

Final record without advanced planning (4-6)

possible letters: S _ S _ - M _ N _ T _

The second word must be minute, but I can't work out the first..... thanks in advance :-)

[ulysses100]

last minute

[wonderfali]

ahh that makes sense! Must mean my first letter is wrong.. back to the drawing board on that one then!!!

Thanks for your help :-)

[wonderfali]

Another one.. sorry!!

17 Down: Time to start action but nothing happens? (4,4)

[ulysses100]

zero hour

[wonderfali]

Thank you!!

[wonderfali]

2 which are bugging me:

25A: Summer is more dismal when there's no sun (5)

A _ D _ _

21D: Super Richard omitting hard material (6)

_ A _ _ _ C

(Last letter of 25A & 4th letter of 21D must be the same)
Please explain the answers as these two have me confused!! :-)

[ulysses100]

25ac (s) adder : more dismal = sadder and take away the "s" (sun)

[ulysses100]

21dn fabric

super = fab
Richard = Rich and take away "h" for hard