1: Beast Irishmen used for fertilizer. (7)
2: Shape up at invading Congo Free State (7)
3: Valuable coat of arms positioned (5)
4: Projects finally house guys in camps (9)
5: Falls to pieces after the first sounds of thunder (7)
6: Deductions concerning murderer in Hitchcock film (7)
7: Good girls in spectacles (7)
9: Big Bird: 'Apologies--getting a late start' (5)
14: Undersized ones gripping coin, for starters (9)
16: Propane explodes, theoretically (2,5)
17: Fought and bled after receiving a little attention (7)
18: Upright drunk's interjection interrupts the others briefly (7)
20: Japanese Commander had no love in the morning to get stuck into things. (2, 3)
21: Talk about Spanish river vehicle (7)
22: 30-across Locality of drama and current progress (5,2,4)
25: Shatters ice cubes (5)