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ACROSS 1. Atmosphere (4)

3. Person vital to an operation (8) 9. Retracts (7)

10. Sound (5)

11. Paranormal (12)

14. Choose (3)

16. In the air (5)

17. Look at (3)

18. Totalitarian regimes (6,6) 21. In the midst of (5) 22. Strong-smelling (7) 23. In financial trouble (5-3)

24. As a result (4) DOWN 1. Scratch (8)

2. Review (5) 4. Affirmative (3) 5. Conference (12)

6. Ape (7)

7. Require (4)

8. More and more (12) 12. Got up (5) 13. Perseveres (8) 15. Doubly (7)

19. Molar (5)

20. Smear (4)

22. Lout (3)