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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS

1 Kind of robbery most likely to occur during rush hours (4-2)

4 Comparatively unimportant landlord, we hear (6)

9 Takes strong objection to marriage of Ted and Tess (7)

10 Two in difficulties, being pulled along (2,3)

11 Note basic education contains nothing but fault (5)

12 Uniform for a man in the services (7)

13 Useful when writing streams of letters? (7,4)

18 Shape incorporating one part of the body or another (7)

20 The shed has a taxi in (5)

22 Time to finish is what poets may need (5)

23 Learn it is wrong to be trusting (7)

24 To stop in Rhodes is tempting (6)

25 Remarks players ignore as the team comes in (6)

DOWN

1 Acted evasively, being naturally guarded (6)

2 Alert for a change in the future (5)

3 After the sun is out the sailors slacken off (7)

5 Examining some barley in granaries (5) 6 Prepared scheme - for winning a tennis match? (3,4)

7 Payment for a rising artist (6)

8 Scientists rent rooms as required (11)

14 Cowcatchers (7)

15 They rise in anger (7)

16 Insult by leaving a tip (6)

17 Unties knots, yet draws them together (6)

19 They’re bitter, having got nothing in a sale perhaps (5)

21 Trade mark for a hot iron (5)

QUICK CLUES ACROSS

1 US Pacific state (6)

4 Cloth (6)

9 Profitable (7)

10 Maintain (5)

11 Afterwards (5)

12 Moslem woman’s veil (7)

13 Pledge (11)

18 Frugal (7)

20 Lariat (5)

22 Roam in search of prey (5)

23 Postpone (7)

24 Slice of bacon (6)

25 Australian city (6)

DOWN

1 Wrangle over price (6)

2 Carpus (5)

3 Having legal validity (2,5)

5 Accumulate (5)

6 Course of treatment (7)

7 Impudent (6)

8 Improvise as necessary (4,2,2,3)

14 Apprehensive (7)

15 Spoilsport (7)

16 Lethargy (6)

17 Generosity (6)

19 Treacherous (5)

21 Reject with contempt (5)