4  It goes up and down! Understand? Understood (6)

 9  Sot dancing with affluent bird (7)

10 Like to conserve unusual plants (5)

11 Run away with some damsel openly (5)

12 Band overwhelmed by small exclamation of delight (7)

13 In high spirits after a vegetarian meal? (4,2,5)

18 High commendations for fantastic cinema about love (7)

20 Distressing to have nothing in reserve (5)

22 Exotic rose around one willow (5)

23 Fails to tackle outright flirts (7)

24 Statutes for scrapping new weapons of destruction (6)

25 Fool throwing gin on delegate (6)

 1  Host consuming ecstasy talked big (6)

 2  Extremely drunk baron lost game of chance (5)

 3  Injured eagle circling abyss nearly close to the ground (7)

 5  Player at opera displaying the Muse of lyric poetry (5)

 6  Outing to catch largely select fish (7)

 7  Under the influence of alcohol, woman dates rogue (6)

 8  Vote that happens at the end of poker round (4,2,5)

14 Bond going topless with excessive suavity (7)

15 Rampant sex embodies youthful issues (7)

16 Lion-hearted choir performed conserving energy (6)

17 Exceptional boy very likely to succeed (4-2)

19 Birdbrain Republican in daydream (5)

21 Arranging bail to secure one’s defence (5)