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Across: 1. Silent 5. Obsess 9. Squirt 10. Enmity 11. Wilt

12. Outshine 14. Resent 16. Assess 19. Throttle 21. Acre

22. Noises 23. Frigid 24. Erects 25. Scared.

Down: 2. Inquire 3. Epistle 4. Tit for tat 6. Bends 7. Edifice

8. Shyness 13. Trade-offs 14. Retinue 15. Servile

17. Stamina 18. Surmise 20. Theft.