1: Toss a hammer into a nuclear accelerator! (4,7)
 2: Couple gain control of schooner, for example (3-6)
 3: Told fib with particular relaxation (3,4)
 4: Neither's partner participated in an orchestra (3)
 5: Group of eight initially outwits coup to enter Tripoli (5)
 6: Mink, for one, may fly when theres trouble (3)
 8: Pick up line for first man swinging both ways? (5,2,4)
 9: Ceases running features about Republican in serious trouble (4,7)
 12: A hint for the snooker champ? (3)
 13: Enticements disrupt mental rules (11)
 16: Bury terror when its said to raise its ugly head (9)
 20: Leggy swimmer shabbily cops out (7)
 22: Painting surface covered in stages sometimes (5)
 24: Arcking shot from Bill O'Brien (3)
 25: Help found in Adelaide. (3)