1 across. Yours truly’s kicker? – Absolutely not! 2 letters and 4 letters.
4 across. Blackcurrant drink. 6 letters.
9 across. Casting factory. 7 letters.
10 across. Delightful silence. 5 letters.
11 across. Compare. 5 letters.
12 across. Pilot’s domain. 7 letters.
13 across. As an armoured car? 6-5 letters.
18 across. Do away with. 7 letters.
20 across. Chine (anag.). 5 letters.
22 across. Lab bottle. 5 letters.
23 across. Waxing crescent. 3 letters and 4 letters.
24 across. Old(ie). 6 letters.
25 across. Of a bouquet? 6 letters.