Across:
1. Core group leads goat around study (5 3 6)
9. Final price of catch upset Scot (3 4)
10. Unfinished series of notes about one politician making smelly substance (7)
11. Music producer tours empty sheds (5)
12. Fixing Dad’s broken relic very quietly outside (9)
13. Sweetheart sadly ached to be accepted by agent at prize-giving (6 3)
14. Country starts to turn out new government advice (5)
15. Blasted northern journalist tours Britain (5)
17. Run to get on panel (9)
20. London Police may be opposed to virtual virtuality (9)
22. Nothing was brought up about beginning of ruin of failed company (5)
23. Ciphers go ro​und and round (7)
24. Head cleaner found in Joke Shop? (7)
25. Turns up outside untidy pal’s den by London flight (6 3 5)
Down:
1. Dish Dan’s ham out after fireworks (7 3 4)
2. Wrap something for bibulous fantastic trees? (7)
3. Takes a trip to chaotic Paris do with CD (5 4)
4. Could toad with pen be trained to write on this? (7)
5. Load horse for Spooner for what he’s earned in the past? (4 3)
6. Pay up for clock (5)
7. Formation of clone he redesigned (7)
8. Put on small things after parent and I smashed dish! (5 3 6)
14. Put forward the French politician to provide illumination (5 4)
16. Sauce boat may be finished (7)
17. Orders new credits (7)
18. Test new boy’s hat (7)
19. Silver split with Secretary-General (7)
21. River vessel goes round everywhere (5)
Solution:
BREADANDBUTTER=
A=N=R=O=A=I=C=T
NETCOST=CAMPHOR
G=W=P=E=K=E=E=I
EMITS=PAPERCLIP
R=N=A=A=A===O=E
SPEECHDAY=TONGA
A===I=====A===N
NUKED=DASHBOARD
D=E===I=T=L=G=O
METAVERSE=ENRON
A=C=I=E=T=L=I=I
SPHERIC=SHAMPOO
H=U=A=T=O=M=P=N
=APPLESANDPEARS
Name: Puzzle 456
Author: by Steve Townsend

Annos-Across:
1. B [READ (= study)] AND (= group) BUTTER (= goat)
9. NET (= catch) COST (anag Scot)(anagrind = upset)
10. C [A (= one) MP (= politician)] HOR(-d) (= Unfinished series of notes)
11. EMI (= Music producer) T(our)S
12. PA (= Dad) P [ERCLI (anag relic)(anagrind = broken)] P (= very quietly)
13. SP [(Sw)E(et) ECH DA (anag ached)(anag = sadly)] Y (= agent)
14. T(urn) O(ut) N(ew) G(overnment) A(dvice)
15. N [UK (= Britain)] ED (= journalist)
17. DASH (= Run) BOARD (= get on)
20. MET (= London Police) AVERSE (= opposed)
22. EN [R(uin)] ON (= NONE reversed)
23. SPHERIC (anag Ciphers)(anagrind = go round)
24. Double Def
25. APP [LES AND P (anag pal's den)(anag = untidy) (Apples and pears = stairs - Cockney rhyming slang - hence Def)
Annos-Down:
1. BANGERS (= fireworks) AND MASH (anag Dan's ham)(anagrind = out)
2. Double Def
3. DROPS ACID (anag Paris do CD)(anagrind = chaotic)
4. NOTEPAD (anag toad pen)(anagrind = be trained)
5. BACK PAY [= PACK BAY (Spooner)]
6. TIMER (= REMIT reversed)
7. ECHELON (anag clone he)(anagrind = redesigned)
8. TRIPE AN (anag parent I)(anagrind = smashed) D ON (= put on) IONS (= small things)
14. TABLE (= Put forward) LA (= the French)
16. KETCH (= boat) UP (= finished)
17. DIRECTS (anag credits)(anagrind = new)
18. STET (anag Test)(anagrind = new) SON (= boy)
19. AG (= Silver) RIP (= split) PA (= Secretary)
21. VI R(iver) AL (= vessel)
Defs-Across:
1. Core
9. Final price
10. smelly substance
11. sheds
12. Fixing
13. prize-giving
14. Country
15. Blasted
17. panel
20. virtual virtuality
22. failed company
23. round
24. Head cleaner
24. found in Joke Shop?
25. London flight
Defs-Down:
1. Dish
2. Wrap
2. something for bibulous fantastic trees?
3. Takes a trip
4. write on this?
5. what he’s earned in the past?
6. clock
7. Formation
8. dish
14. to provide illumination
16. Sauce
17. Orders
18. hat
19. General
21. everywhere