The unclued answers (including –STITUTION) could all be preceded by both PRO- and CON-. (While pro and con are opposites, they clearly aren’t when considered as prefixes!) Superfluous definitions in clues indicated 4 PROs and 3 CONs, hence the motion was carried, and Y was to be shaded.
ACROSS
4 TANKFUL; anag.
9 PEPERONI; pep er on I
10 RAYS; ‘raise’ (up vb.); direct = CONDUCT
11 STEAD; T,e in sad; admit = CONFESS
12 SIGNEE; anag. – s
13 SMOLDER; S,m older
17 SEVERAL; sever al(l); object = PROTEST
19 NOEL; no(v)el; extravagant = PROFUSE
21 TRIFID; cf. Triffid
22 DOLIN; l in do in; Anton D, pseudonym of Sydney Francis Patrick Chippendall Healey-Kay (and one can see why he wanted one…)
23 AIDE; cf. idea
24 TICK-TOCK; tick + tock (=t)
25 ELEMENT; el em en t
DOWN
1 FIRST ESTATE; test in firs ate
2 URATE; U rate
3 SLYEST; l yes in St; to persuade = CONVINCE
5 APISM; is in a PM
6 NESIOT; I 0 in nest
7 UNSEEN; N,S in (Q)ueen
8 LIBERALNESS; anag; no longer hold out = PROTEND
14 SERAIL; Ar in lies (all rev.)
15 TRISTE; s in trite
16 OOLITE; (the)o(d)olite
18 ADD-ON; ad don; intense = PROFOUND
20 EIDOS; so die (all rev.)
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