Weekend Quick Cryptic 134 - Solution

Phil Jordan, Sawbill and I are continuing to produce our series of Weekend Quick Cryptic crosswords. We take turns, publishing one a fortnight, and this week it's Phil's turn. 

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Hints and tips...

Here are a few hints and tips.

• In 1A you need to find a two-word phrase for a type of industrial action and remove the outer letters.
• In 23A "up" is used in the equestrian sense.
• For 4D the type of music piece played at or announcing dawn is a French word which you should be able to construct from the charade if you don't know it
• In 17D "on board" is an insertion indicator.

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Solution and explanation of the answers...

Definitions  underlined in bold italics , ( Abc )* indicating anagram of Abc,{deletions} and [] other indicators.

Across
1 City at the heart of industrial action (4)
OSLO – {g}O SLO{w} (industrial action) without its outside letters [at the heart].
3 Ignore Jewish holiday (8)
PASSOVER – PASS OVER (ignore).
9 Feature a country in Asia (5)
CHINA – CHIN (facial feature) A.
10 Cook's assistant has alcoholic binge around central Wales (7)
BLENDER – BENDER (alcoholic binge) around middle letter [centre] of waLes.
11 Delighted Sheeran following first of pupils leading entertainment at school (7)
PLEASED – Initial letters of Pupils Leading Entertainment At School, ED (Sheeran).
12 Notice old toys making a comeback (4)
SPOT – TOPS (old toys) reversed [making a comeback] -> SPOT..
14 By the sound of it you leave revolutionary retinue in one piece (6)
ENTIRE -  (retin{u}e)* [revolutionary], without the U [by the sound of it] you.
16 Resolve to be where campers can be found (6)
INTENT – IN TENT (where campers can be found)
18 Cooked rice for Cantona? (4)
ERIC – (Rice)* [cooked]. The ? indicates a definition by example – the former footballer.
19 Point the finger at minimum charge for plumber, perhaps? (4,3)
CALL OUT – Double definition.
22 Athlete heading off to get computer accessory (7)
PRINTER – {s}PRINTER (athlete) without the first letter [heading off].
23 Was up to love - at this event? (5)
RODEO – RODE (was up) O (0, love).
24 See composer with small telescope (8)
SPYGLASS – SPY (see) (Phillip) GLASS (minimalist composer).
25 Provides weapons for a vessel such as Titanic (4)
ARMS – A RMS (vessel such as Titanic).
 
Down
1 Holds the attention of officer and copper with bakery products (8)
OCCUPIES – OC (Officer in Command) CU (chemical symbol for copper) PIES (bakery products).
2 Yes, Celtic tire playing one-time English champions (9,4)
LEICESTER CITY – (yes Celtic tire)* [playing].
4 Gold ordered music at dawn (6)
AUBADE – AU (chemical symbol for gold) BADE (ordered).
5 Relative by marriage puts his foot down (7)
STEPSON – STEPS ON (puts his foot down).
6 Divorcee carelessly given command of filming equipment (5,8)
VIDEO RECORDER – (divorcee)* [carelessly] ORDER (command).
7 Not often to be found in bar - a retsina (4)
RARE – Hidden in [to be found in] baR A REtsina.
8 Oddly braises fish (4)
BASS – Alternate (odd-numbered) letters [oddly] of BrAiSeS.
13 Unexpectedly is not at Leeds finally - maybe Piccadilly or Lime Street (8)
STATIONS – (is not at {Leed}s)* [unexpectedly], using only the last letter of Leeds [finally].
15 Alter 101 variations for performance (7)
RECITAL – (Alter CI)* [variations], with 101 being turned into roman numerals.
17 Concern on board ship coming from frightening incidents (6)
SCARES – CARE (concern) in [on board] SS (ship).
20 Fun bird (4)
LARK – Double definition.
21 But mushy peas aren't part of their diet... (4)
APES – [mushy] (peas)*.