DOUBLE CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CLUES: Across

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Regular current recession ( 7) Private spite is heard ( 6) Describing one who takes part but isn't fit ( 7)

It's expected to produce negative results ( 6) Support the action of armed gangsters ( 4,2)

Proved to be a bigger bounder ( 8)

18. Now to end confusion, moderate the volume ( 4,4)

20. To be so tied will make you speechless ( 6)

Stir created by feature of old- time dress ( 6)

22. Makes sure the clothing is suitable in store, maybe ( 5,2)

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23. Used by those who walk tall ( 6)

24. The main team patronised by holidaymakers ( 7)

Down

1. Expanse of farmland needs alternative mechanised equipment ( 7)

Impart some spirit in a team that's been reorganised ( 7)

3. A qualification that indicates some latitude ( 6)

5. Become more cheerful when berthing for a change ( 8) Try to get the ball from the rigging ( 6)

7. America is after the record for throwing this ( 6)

13. So I'd tear a starfish apart ( 8)

14. They provide openings for nearly everybody in the docks ( 7)

15. The opposite to how prose is written? ( 7)

16. The direction of the river from the source ( 6)

Doesn't object to some of the meagre estimates ( 6)

19. The purest mixture bursts forth ( 6)

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