| 1 | | Line giving power to shift (7) |
| 2 | | Opera by Bellini set in Milan or
Mantua (5) |
| 3 | | In a high place he is irreligious (9) |
| 4 | | Was scornful expression spiteful? (7) |
| 5 | | Steep bank that's familiar to poker players (5) |
| 6 | | Conductor to study in Italy's capital (9) |
| 7 | | Was a traitor turning over a
seaman to Senator Kennedy? (6) |
| 8 | | See bad moves at the bottom of the
ocean (6) |
| 14 | | 150 on a mountain? Most ingenious! (9) |
| 16 | | Animals such as gorillas eat fruit
outside (5,4) |
| 18 | | Meant not to be in action (7) |
| 19 | | Cook swallows fish without coercion (6) |
| 20 | | He produces ale for Israelites (7) |
| 21 | | A firm beginning to get moderately
good business (6) |
| 23 | | Surgical tool for first of
surgeons in Los Angeles hospital
drama (5) |
| 25 | | European flower - a little tender
honeysuckle (5) |
