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ACROSS 1 Dishonest or unprincipled (7) 5 Mouse-like rodent (4) 7 Meadow (3) 8 Recently (8) 9 Pallid (5) 10 Mother’s sister (4) 13 Assistant (4) 14 Plenty (4) 18 Deserve (4) 19 Meat from a pig (5) 21 Evident (8) 22 Employ (3) 23 Second Greek letter (4) 24 Mr Crowe, actor (7) DOWN 1 Dependable or trustworthy (8) 2 Black lead (8) 3 Into the interior of a country (6) 4 Hired assassin (3,3) 5 Austrian capital (6) 6 Quiet spell (4) 11 Slight trace (8) 12 Have good intentions (4,4) 15 African desert (6) 16 Make beloved (6) 17 Subsides (6) 20 Fencing sword (4)