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24 Where builders can use ties (4)

25 Not the regular way to say goodbye for a while (4-4)

DOWN

1 Handy therapy when one has very great age (7)

2 Shiftless, nevertheless (5)

3 Open a letter from a relative (5)

4 Nominally, not the complete colleen? (4)

6 Mean to rave wildly for a long time (7)

7 Difficult question for the questioner? (5)

11 You may not consciously

have forty of them (5)

12 Voters’ sign of being angry? (5)

14 Prove to be a leg break? (4,3)

16 Sweet form of claret, note (7)

17 Chooses to break the ice? (5)

19 Displeasure at being out of range? (5)

20 A liberal line of defence (5)

21 Point to one politician as a feeble fellow (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 American state (8)

5 Moist (4)

8 Voyage (4)

9 Excursionists (8)

7 Instance, 8 Lied, 9 Pirate, 10 Planet, 11 Vent, 12 Terrible,

14 Merchant, 18 Pity, 20 String, 22 Billed, 23 Anti, 24 Electron.

1 Entire, 2 Atlantic, 3 Intent, 4 Temper, 5 Flea, 6 Reveal, 13 Impolite, 15 Eating, 16 Angler, 17 Tablet, 19 Tremor, 21 Iris.

10 Permitted (7)

12 Single seat (5)

13 Scope (6)

15 Frank (6)

17 Gratuities, benefits, etc. (5)

18 Corridor (7)

22 Garments (8)

23 Coin-shaped thing (4)

24 Location (4)

25 Casual, as labour (4-4) DOWN

1 Form of physiotherapy (7)

2 Motionless (5)

3 Unfasten (5)

4 Optical diaphragm (4)

6 Normal (7)

7 Problem (5)

11 Closes an eye, briefly (5)

12 Traverse (5)

14 Evict (4,3)

16 Syrup (7)

17 Selects (5)

19 Wrath (5)

20 Excuse (5)

21 Ineffective person (4)