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CRYPTIC CLUES ACROSS
1 Revival meeting (5) 4 Rowdy clients used to create an impression (7) 8 Obscure notes about love (3) 9 Soldiers in camp sorry on manoeuvres (4,5) 10 Train to follow the king (7) 11 Have no taste for hot wild boar stew (5) 13 One is right to have them (6) 15 Morning exam may be seen as unethical (6) 18 Where the goat goes without corn (5) 19 Garble a translation dealing with unknowns (7) 21 Some mount eruption can be earth-shaking (9) 23 Help one gets in this day and age (3) 24 Upset? Depends how big-headed one is! (7) 25 Class instruction (5)
DOWN
1 His judgment of plays is often questioned (7) 2 His plight possibly warns sailors (9) 3 Long time at the Pole (5) 4 Get me confused with Saul in the Bible (6) 5 Cry of egghead reaching awful climax (7) 6 Vehicle needing endless attention (3) 7 Not a game-keeper? (5) 12 Firm management may help in house-building (9) 14 Put a chit in for wine (7) 16 Hero worship was fatal to him (7) 17 Love to throw lager around everywhere (6) 18 Publication for an entertainer? (5) 20 Man having to show zest (5) 22 Draw a politician out (3)
QUICK CLUES ACROSS
1 Without deductions (5) 4 No longer existing (7) 8 Deed (3) 9 Imprudent (3-6) 10 Lay false claim to (7) 11 Untidy (5) 13 Indicate (6) 15 Banished (6) 18 Heathen (5) 19 The pope (7) 21 On the credit side (2,3,4) 23 Sequence (3) 24 Act of self-punishment (7) 25 Area for shooting practice (5)
DOWN
1 Fight at close quarters (7) 2 In flight (2,3,4) 3 Set of rooms as unit (5) 4 Mislead (6) 5 Bewilder (7) 6 Find fault constantly (3) 7 The present age (5) 12 Persevere doggedly (7,2) 14 Business (7) 16 Justification (7) 17 Be hostile to (6) 18 To erect (3,2) 20 Lowest point (5) 22 Metal container (3)