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ACROSS 1 Watch attentively (7) 5 Cylinder (4) 7 Immediately payable (3) 8 Concede defeat (4,4) 9 Requirements (5) 10 Slimy garden creature (4) 13 Female servant (4) 14 Chess piece (4) 18 Giving pleasure or satisfaction (4) 19 Ancient British tribe (5) 21 Climbing plant (8) 22 Allow (3) 23 Petty quarrel (4) 24 Erudite (7) DOWN 1 Common or garden (8) 8,053 2 Set of bones (8) 3 Sturdy (6) 4 Tax on goods (6) 5 Monotony (6) 6 Basin (4) 11 Strategy (4,4) 12 Owned up (8) 15 Fate or destiny (6) 16 Hire charge (6) 17 Afternoon nap in a warm country (6) 20 Applaud (4)