Ft 14825

[HenHen]

Stuck on a lot. All help appreciated
5ac - drive off and break speed limit, short of time (6) - ?????L
10ac - article in Times mostly full of Hindu texts (7) - ????R?C
12ac - beat the top five in the Open? (5) - ????O
6d- creamy yellow plant that climbs banks (5)- ??T?Y
7d- quaker statesman tours square before top brass (8) - ????A?O?
25ac - make concrete expand to cover each line (7) - R?A?I??
20d - mark to retain hedges on road (6) - ?T???T

Thanks in advance
HH

[Mamyalynne]

Dispel
Tantric
Outdo
Ivory
Pentagon
Realise
Street

[Lie-in King]

5a Dispel - anag 'spe(e)d li(mit)' (short of "time")
10a Tantric - 'an' (article, in) 't(ime)' (x 2) + 'ric(h)'
12a Outdo(or) (top 5 letters)
6d Ivory - 'ivy' (plant that climbs, banks; contains) 'or' (yellow, heraldry)
7d Pentagon - 'Penn' (Quaker s'man, round) 't' (square) + 'ago' (before)
25a Realise - 'rise' (covering) 'ea(ch) l(ine)'
20d Street - 'stet' (printer's mark to retain, hedges; contains) 're' (on)

[barnaclebill58]

Would someone please explain how you get tantric, outdo, pentagon , realise and street ?

[barnaclebill58]

Thanks Lie in King -you clearly thought they needed explanation.

[Mamyalynne]

Clearly,sorry I didn't parse.

[HenHen]

Thanks everyone. Got them now, but very obscure , some of them (at least to me, but obviously not to Mamyalynne!!!). I hope this setter doesn't appear too often!!

[barnaclebill58]

Agreed -not much fun when as hard as this