1a. Go after Asian river business (8). Answer INDUSTRY
23a. Terrible tsar stuck on promontory in novel. Answer IVANHOE I get the Ivan bit but not the rest....
Stuck on a few. Would appreciate a little help. Please give an explanation! 10 . . . Baggins (hobbit) heartily upset about Bombadil's end (5) Is this BILBO? 1 Drink - one tipple brought in by me (6) I...
20a. In the City there's backward- looking Irish fellow (4). ???c I think ERIC
25a. Perceive double dose of nitrogen is needed in plant (6). ?FENNEL...
9a. Good opportunity in school (5). G?O?M must be obvious but not to me!
16a. Home Counties gave up, withdrew (7). Answer SECEDED please explain this one!...
20d. A source of breeze that's good and hot in interior of Asian country. Answer is AFGHAN so I get A FAN with G&H but why Afghan as this is an abbreviation. Am I just being picky?...
13a. Let out that you used to be healthy (6).
I thought it was exhale though could not fathom out why. But if correct then stuck on 14d.
14d. He's fairly a hit! Thought it was number one...
23 Call up? That's all right during the night before a festival (5) All I can get is EVOKE. 17 Spots, while talking, a town on the Thames (7) Obviously STAINES but what has 'while talking' got to do...