Annotated solutions for Prize 27,501
* to mark the 200th anniversary of Karl Mark’s birth
Across
7 earldom (m)ELODRAM(a) (anag)
8 nannies double def
9 thug T UG
10 buddleias BUD + LADIES (anag)
12 horde HORDE(rn) [Michael Hordern; Royal Navy]
13 amaretto trainspOTTER AMAzes 9hidden rev)
15 inch INC(luding)/H(eel)
16 à deux AD(1)EU/X
17 clef CLEF(t)
18 nut roast TURNS TO A (anag)
20 greed G(rand)/REED
21 land yacht L(arge)/ANDY/ACHT [8 in German]
22 ikat (p)I(n)K + (t)A(t)T(y)
24 unravel (cl)U(es)/N(orthern)/RAVEL [Maurice Ravel]
25 in-depth IN EPT/H(usband)
Down
1 wash W(omen)/ASH
2 oligarch LOG CHAIR (anag)
3 rouble (t)ROUBLE
4 Karl Marx (K/l)LAR(k/L) + marks (hom)
5 endive (m)EN/DIVES
6 reds (ac)ER (rev) + DS [detective sergeant]
11 dialectic DIAL/EC/TIC [Junker is European Commission president]
12 Hindu HIND + ewe (hom)
14 trend T(odd)/REND
16 analyser AL in YEARNS (anag)
17 clerihew WE/HIRE/L(50)/C(uba) (rev)
19 rental RE AL
20 gitano givinG IT ANOther (hidden)
21 lend LE D
23 ante (h)A(s)N(‘t) T(h)E(n)