1/9/17 Famous last words: “Gee Mum, I... yes I must be mad to join in a stag do in disguise!” (1,2,4,5,7,3,3,2,4,4)
10 Tale-teller is very green about going West (5)
12 8 maybe skewered by back-pass, gets quarters in recess... (9)
13 ...with no quarter for drink, coming back about town (8)
14 Long note must never be held back (5)
16/2 Desk feature to employ, to a degree, in test (5,3)
17 See 1
20 Not about to let go of housing arrangement! (9)
22 Philosopher to see what can be eaten (or maybe not!) with one ingredient missed out (5)
23 Diminishing prominence of an awful critic, about to step back, with army involved (9,3,3)
25 Changing job of old Counsel, with scheme for workforce to start tomorrow (12)
1 One thus equipped with rod and line (6)
2 See 16 Across
3 Short of time, Pinter cut one out, for minimum damage (4,5)
4 Sweet chestnut, say, harbouring resin, top to bottom (7)
5 Old transport ship very soon to sail North? (7)
6 Smallest amount raised by reluctant neighbour (5)
7 Have a stab with this copied rhyme - pointlessly absurd (10)
8 One who's consulted about cost, without hesitation (7)
11 Drugs such as a flocculant taken up during periods (10)
14 Call to oppose cruel farming method involves London and country, at first separately (6-3)
15 Filling the morning with a good buffet outside (7)
17 Duty to draw canine (7)
18 Check the oats possibly involving Mounted Police (7)
19 Stalin to cure his acne? (6)
21 Yvonne to start, rather than finish, in scary high location! (5)
24 Time to go on strike? (3)
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