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ACROSS

7. Pestilence (6)

8. Beginner (6)

10. Alleviate (7)

11. Respond (5)

12. Sketched (4)

13. Attempted (5)

17. Hawser (5)

18. Finished (4)

22. Less (5)

23. Endurance (7)

24. Equally (6)

25. Safe (6)

DOWN

1. Improvement (7)

2. Jumped (7)

3. Healed (5)

4. Fretted (7)

5. Giant (5)

6. Defeats (5)

9. Cold-blooded (9)

14. Pill (7)

15. Plentiful (7)

16. Linked (7)

19. Drive forward (5)

20. Heavenly creature (5)

21. Renowned (5)