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ACROSS

1 Fortress (7) 5 Appal, horrify (5) 8 Arrest (3,2) 9 Edible fungus (7) 10 Scaremonger (8) 11 Banquet (4) 13 Agitate (6) 15 Baggage handler (6) 18 Arithmetic average (4) 19 Book introductions (8) 22 Country bordering Tunisia (7) 23 Deny (5) 24 Cropped cardigan (5) 25 Make servile (7)

DOWN

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