Mrs. Taylor's class - #17
by Ron Sweet

Mrs. Taylor's class - #17 grid

Across
1Broken shingle from Great Britain (7)
5So sad, returning soft drinks (5)
8Entice part-time worker with tip, initially (5)
9Tea name, translated, is “Sea Cow” (7)
10Wary stranger is twisted (4)
11Very large feature of kitten or mouse (8)
13Seek to attain a steeple (6)
14Rhinos selectively holding back what is taught (6)
17Gathering of students in disordered, messy lab (8)
19The cost of riding is equitable, we hear (4)
22Wear a checked covering; it might make listening painful? (7)
23Repair trail around entrance to campground (5)
24Without energy, desires stories (5)
25Trace of indignation in cartoon ogre's loud cries (7)
Down
1Text rated section “unnecessary” (5)
2M.D. group distributed candy (7)
3Digging one ton, surprisingly (4)
4Kind man putting on color (6)
5Guards small doorways (8)
6Copy starts to deteriorate in time, turning orange (5)
7Hat's off on tests (7)
12Gloomy pilots' pained expressions (8)
13Amy hugs Cade in school (7)
15Settle around a city in Washington (7)
16Saline mixture for UFO pilots? (6)
18More confident wave-rider harbors no fear at first (5)
20Bottom to top, those peoples' beliefs (5)
21Practice boxing, backing up raps (4)

Solution