Times Crossword 23,725 1A- Chapter in a happy or otherwise religious text. (9) ******P*A 24A- Against fuss, going past supporter that's swaggering (7) U***A*O 25A- One's scaled small building to arrest a politician (7) H*L*B*T 2D- Concubine painter placed in temple, topless (9) **A*A***E
Crossword No. 1,042 4D- Detested person or thing (8) *N*T*E*A
Everyman Crossword, No. 3184 3D- Mathematician rang during a short break (10) A*C*I*E*E* 22D- Without energy in final, I'm pulverised (4) *I*P
1a Apocrypha - anag 'a happy or' + c (chapter)
24a Bravado (swaggering) - v (against) +ado (fuss) past bra (supporter)
25a Halibut - Hut + 'a lib'
2d Odalisque - Dali (inside topless mosque)