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ACROSS

1 A racing consultant who advises and assists clients over the acquisition of thoroughbred horses (10,5)

8 Temperature scale founded in 1730 and named after a French naturalist (7)

9 A portable cooking apparatus similar to a barbecue (7)

10 ____ Army, the side that defeated the Confederates in the American Civil War (5)

11 Market town in Devon that was a hub for the county’s tin trade (9)

12 One who claims that another has committed an offence (7)

14 A prolonged stay in bed

in the morning (3-2)

15 ____ Thicke, singer and producer noted for 2013 song Blurred Lines (5)

17 A trick-taking card

game for two (7)

19 Journalist Marjorie Proops

was a noted one (5,4)

22 Britpop band who played two concerts at Knebworth in 1996 (5)

23 An opaque watercolour

prepared with gum (7)

24 Walking on ____ ____, in a precarious or risky situation (4,3)

25 The giving of the

right to vote (15)

DOWN

1 Region in the western North Atlantic where travellers have allegedly mysteriously disappeared (7,8)

2 A small egg-shaped musical instrument with holes for the fingers (7)

3 A member of a holy order founded in 1215 and nicknamed Black Friars (9)

4 A set of cards used

in fortune-telling (5)

5 Diane, photographer noted for her portraits of the socially marginalised (5)

6 To surround on all sides (7)

7 Expression meaning ‘to

show mental agility’ (5,2,4,4) 9 Kai, German forward who

joined Arsenal FC in 2023 (7) 13 To include or absorb

in something else (7)

14 A chewy, aromatic black substance used as a sweet and in medicine (9)

16 Legendary hero, the title character of an Old English epic poem in which he aided King Hrothgar (7)

18 ____ May, publication that is a guide to British parliamentary procedure (7) 20 A plant of the agave family

with sword-like leaves (5)

21 An instruction for singers or players to all perform together (5)