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1. Take as read (6) 5. Evaluate (6) 9. Defects (6)

10. Fleet of ships (6) 11. Widespread (4) 12. Concerning (8) 14. Fortress (6) 16. Sequential (6) 19. Industrious (8) 21. Change location (4) 22. Enter forcibly (6) 23. Longest lived (6) 24. Avaricious (6) 25. Make safe (6)

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2. Staying power (7) 3. Most repulsive (7) 4. In another place (9) 6. More certain (5) 7. Inspect (7) 8. Strut (7)

13. Kin (9) 14. Scrounging (7) 15. Spending spree (7) 17. Wandering (7) 18. Counsellor (7) 20. Opened wide (5)