CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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1. Reunite, once relic has been sorted (9)

5. Tiresome piece of work, yet something one may draw on (3)

7. French for ‘rain cats and dogs’ (4)

8. Not knowing, take no notice of curtailed worker (8)

10. I am the public relations man for each that isn't ‘nice’ (8)

11. A setback among virus sufferers causing some commotion (4)

13. Two articles at start of mass may be heard in church (6)

15. One under doctor one has abandoned, that's clear (6)

18. Wherein there's rubbish at end of road to tie things up (4)

19. Father gets old penny in increase: the perfect situation (8)

22. Ship returns giant bird to animal doctor, true first and last (8)

23. There's metal for the last character in a hundred (4)

24. It will stand for zilch in the results (3)

25. A shape to get confused after recent abandonment of second half (9)

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1. Like the original it will split lip with care, perhaps (7)

2. A group that will half clutch at a redcap (5)

3. Warm situations for tennis matches that haven't been begun (6)

4. Spring god tender when put about (4)

5. What sort of film was ‘Jaws’ (singular)? (7)

6. Match attendances to the stage, possibly (5)

9. Some witches got together a number on the hot-spot (5)

12. One of the roots, one hears, weighed in gems (5)

14. Often drilled around part of plant (7)

16. Something sweet will react to change, the French conclude (7)

17. A bit of strategy, nicety in handling, when in charge (6)

18. Painter content to redaub a Constable (5)

20. Pricing out PR for the decoration (5)

21. Apprehension a long way off where the East is concerned (4)