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25a. Revolutionary went off round city, one finds
DETECTOR

3d. This musical instrument has upset neighbour
TUBA

13a. Hate stealing or wicked crime
ENORMITY

24d. Place having food for preacher John - without end
LOCUS

Parses for the above please.

25 ROTTED backwards around EC (postcodes of City of London)

3 ABUT (neighbour) backwards

13 ENMITY (hate) around OR

24 John the Baptist is said to have eaten locusts when in the wilderness, so LOCUS(t)

Thanks for the answers, didn't know about John the Baptist/locusts.

7d. Very serious sign of what is to come
EARNEST

2d. Decline of oxygen in kiln is concerning
AS TO

14a. Ravel's standpoint on hospital discipline?
ENTANGLE

12d. Second race, with number two going badly as roar goes up?
CRESCENDO

Parses for the above please.

2 D Oast would be the kiln, Decline of oxygen =

move the O down, to the bottom, so As To, is concerning.

14 Entangle, ravel, snarl. ENT, hospital discipline/area and Angle, standpoint.

Another meaning of EARNEST is …

earnest2 /ûrˈnist/
A sign or foretaste of what is to come

I've just worked out
14a. Ravel's standpoint on hospital discipline?
ENTANGLE

ENT (ear nose throat hospital department) + ANGLE (viewpoint)

I think I've worked out
12d. Second race, with number two going badly as roar goes up?
CRESCENDO

Anagram of SECOND RACE with A (second letter of 'race') removed/going.

Whetstone, glad we could help - and glad your Entangle matched mine.