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1 Dispirited (7) 5 Lowest amount (5) 8 Sign up for a course (5) 9 Person powering a rowing-boat (7) 10 Sticky sweet syrup (7) 11 Opposite of ‘friend’ (5) 12 Nakedness, state of undress (6) 14 Completely exhausted or devastated (6) 18 Pale purple (5) 20 Wages given to indisposed employees (4,3) 22 US term for a cos lettuce (7) 23 Olympic stadium (5) 24 Periods of twelve months (5) 25 Paramount (7)

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1 Left on the plate (food) (7) 2 Crowd (5) 3 Wild ferret (7) 4 Old farmers or royal attendants (6) 5 Great in size (5) 6 Chair side (7) 7 Having a piquant flavour (5) 13 Difficult decision (7) 15 Disentangle (7) 16 Provision of services for children and the elderly or disabled (3,4) 17 Appraise, evaluate (6) 18 Truck (5) 19 Metal currency (5) 21 Bit, portion (5)