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ACROSS 8 Vital juice (3) 9 Satisfied (9) 10 Be subject to (5) 11 Inauspicious (7) 12 Dole out (8) 14 Tip off (4) 15 Go at a snail’s pace (4) 16 Long arduous journeys (8) 20 Put forward (7) 21 Article of bric-a-brac (5) 23 Torturer (9) 24 A concession (3)

DOWN 1 Caught sight of (6) 2 A long film, book, etc (4) 3 Accumulate (6) 4 Thoughtless (13) 5 A numeral (5) 6 Tribute (8) 7 Better than even chance (4-2) 13 Waterfront (8) 15 A legislator (6) 17 Free from danger (6) 18 Light boats (6) 19 Many times (5) 22 Reckless (4)

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