The Hindu Crossword 7132

Across

 1 A foundation said to be intended for humiliation (9)
 5 Jelly got from a Madras pickle factory (5)
 8 What a swimmer may wear in a Pacific atoll (6)
 9 Screen V.O. properly to protect from loss (8)
11 Money returned by a place of learning (4)
12 Vault in solid space ... (10)
14 ... caught in a small way by weapon (5)
15 Big mare manipulated to yield astringent substance (7)
16 No party, but confusion, almost certainly (2,5)
17 Mushrooms, maybe, for an amusing soldier (5)
19 Soldiers who may make rangers die horribly (10)
20 Run with elan (4)
22 The ability to see is a faculty (8)
23 Medicine that comes with magic in Asterix (6)
24 Went on strike for glossy material (5)
25 New discreet treatment for harshness (9)

Down

 1 Writer Eric, leisurely walker (6)
 2 Expression of thanks for current understanding people tender initially (15)
 3 Acquire, say, a fish-eating bird (4)
 4 Even if coarse, passenger finds main road (12)
 5 A task to select people for triumphant start (10)
 6 Embodiment, if it is on par once, needs change (15)
 7 Mediocre americium contains substitute used in coffee (7)
10 They show one the way in the dark (6,6)
13 Gradual development in island off the US coast: No, it's wrong (10)
16 Gets gun replaced with lumps of gold (7)
18 Convert some money (6)
21 Terrible fate upset state of mind (4)

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