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ACROSS

1 Blamed person (9) 8 Yorkshire city (5) 10 Cream tea item (5) 12 Craft (3) 13 Writing implement (3) 14 Volume (4) 15 Swiss lake (6) 16 Clown’s tall pole (5) 18 Diminish (6) 20 Spellbound (4) 22 Domestic fowl (3) 23 Mate (3) 24 Medal (5) 25 Make parallel (5) 26 Engaged (9)

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1 Dairy product (5) 3 Nuisance (4) 4 Religious teaching (6) 5 Without company (5) 6 Groups of ships (9) 7 Setting off (9) 9 Crockery display chest (7) 11 Fundamental (7) 15 Alcoholic spirit (3) 17 Painful (6) 19 Figure (5) 21 Living (5) 23 Finished (4)