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Across

1 Cleanse (5) 5 Hasten (5) 8 Fusillade (5) 9 Contribution (5) 10 Trip (9) 11 Rower’s paddle (3) 12 Disposition (11) 15 End listeria (anag.) (11) 19 Skill (3) 20 Large spider (9) 22 Banal (5) 23 Subject (5) 24 Scoundrel (5) 25 Appointments (5)

Down

1 Captive (8) 2 Write-up (6) 3 Honoured (8) 4 Platitude (6) 5 Part of day (4) 6 Purify (6) 7 Gape (4) 13 Enlivened (8) 14 Lacking consideration (8) 16 Cord (6) 17 Sickness (6) 18 Lasso (6) 20 Rip (4) 21 Distinction (4)