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ACROSS

7. Dally (6) 8. Boredom (6) 10. Patient (7) 11. Cycle (5) 12. Entice (4) 13. Tilts (5) 17. Lift (5) 18. Impulse (4) 22. Pulsate (5) 23. Crowds (7) 24. Obnoxious (6) 25. Abilities (6)

DOWN

1. Simply (7) 2. Trickery (7) 3. Relates (5) 4. Retaining (7) 5. Ties (5) 6. Insinuate (5) 9. Hardship (9) 14. Fail (colloq) (4,3) 15. Honestly (7) 16. Persevere (7) 19. Bend slightly (5) 20. Characteristic (5) 21. Penniless (5)

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Across: 6. Forlorn 7. Topic 9. Peg 10. Immediate 12. Gesticulate 15. Predominate 17. Slackened 19. Job 21. Asset 22. Loggers.

Down: 1. Woken 2. Ale 3. Prim 4. Joviality 5. Dictate 8. Beacon 11. Headaches 13. Tamper 14. Artless 16. Soars 18. Eros 20. Age.