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Puzzle No 1107 Clues across

1. Some French surrounding father showing cravings (7) 5. Code he devised or soundly imitated (6) 8. Comedian grabs bearing for the universal (6) 9. A French conservative leader, lubricated, is now straight (8) 10. Mean and holier-than-thou about a minor’s wrong (12) 12. State when Horatio is disheartened and discombobulated (4) 13. Writhing cobras in charge of acidic vitamin (8) 16. Submarine dunes are mobile (8) 17. A jug or wastewater conduit without an opening (4) 19. A financial institution gives me right to sing “Down by the Riverside” (8,4) 22. Point out how to develop flavour in cheese and wine (8) 23. Sluggards in aircraft doing without pilots (6) 24. Creamy white cheeses said to be a piece of cake? (6) 25. A certain sort of character joins firm prepared to impress (7

Clues down

1. Entrance physician holding spectacles (4) Signal heroes to disperse having grabbed street plan (9) 3. The Queen goes up to stack of firewood for a log (6) 4. Smart deputation arranged to get a bedsitting-room (6,9) Heartless Englishmen get right into the tour bus and invade your space (8) 6. A country that provides a bit of a laugh heading on to early part of itinerary (5) 7. Eve is cut off under former administrators (10) 11. Cleaner hid broken light fitting (10) 14. Teens fork out for secure fastenings (4,5) 15. Strange case with dead to raise (8) 18. Dog bites help in good financial standing (4-2) 20. Hag once managed to embrace Romeo (5) 21. A knack for being crooked (4)