Crossword for Alban Arthan (Winter Solstice)

Usual rules apply. Solution in January

ACROSS
1 Right, bastard or bust! (9)
6 Impenetrable sanctuary in the Chepstow area (5)
9 Weather-beaten Del rang back (7)
10 Tale of a noted French nobleman (7)
11 Wish for winter parking anywhere? Pay out! (5,3,4)
14 African native is fine with a Greek symbol (5)
15 Confused, I ration it and founder (9)
16 Dispute reported pain in sinew (4,5)
17 Backstreet has no future – who cares? (5)
18 After Chimes at Midnight receive burns at Cross Hands (4,4,4)
22 Toothsome dip interrupts drink (2,5)
23 Fat American in the White House (7)
24 Tears and spears (5)
25 Used to be thoughtful, dear (9)

DOWN
1 Using a gas…getting high…it’s a long story…(4)
2 It’s all his fault – he bit off more than he could chew at the Eden Project (4)
3 Lessons in overtourism: calibre slain and sad destruction (8,7)
4 Total cad: dupe undressed (3,2)
5 Ripped in a tight trouser and run off (9)
6 Me: queer with knotting, should be in a panto (4,11)
7 North Australia’s consumption is sickening (10)
8 Show initiative: break in with crowbar (10)
12 Tory cabal smuggles illicit art and avoids tax (10)
13 Spooner’s limp waiter is a charlatan (10)
15 Pitch (“nice resin”) is phony (9)
19 Why are you in Spain? For the juice (5)
20 Against BBC Sounds (4)
21 Very relative smoke (4)