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little money of late (8)

23 Come and get it! (4)

24 Possibly ties in position (4)

25 Handy source of dates? (4,4)

DOWN

1 The language of boys (7)

2 Many a flier comes to a sad end! (5)

3 One offering protection with strings attached (5)

4 Birds in “The Three Musketeers” (4)

6 Now’s the time to give (7)

7 Attractive radio part to have a shot at (5)

11 Something good, like TV (5)

12 Naughty backchat, but it’s DOWN:

piquant (5)

14 Crazy guy, possibly on strike (7)

16 Once having taken part, give up (7)

17 Where midinettes go around in pairs (5)

19 Boys in blue (5)

20 Bad pears can be harmful (5)

21 A measure of progress (4)

QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 “Stony” food item! (4,4)

5 Potato (4)

8 Arrest (4)

9 Game resembling softball (8)

1 Gossip, 4 Worker, 7 Each, 8 Red-faced, 9 Nothing, 12 Gym,

14 Yearly, 15 Salami, 16 Dry, 18 Shampoo, 22 Offender, 23 Logo, 24 Debris,

25 Hassle.

1 Green-eyed, 2 Secondary, 3 Perch, 4 Widen, 5 Rear, 6 Enemy, 10 Tales,

11 Grasp, 12 Glamorous, 13 Maidstone, 17 Rifle, 19 Hides, 20 March, 21 Dear.

10 American state (7)

12 Shabby (5)

13 Freshest (6)

15 Bucolic (6)

17 Airman (5)

18 Treachery (7)

22 Lately (8)

23 In this place (4)

24 Building location (4)

25 Coconut plant (4,4) DOWN

1 Muscovite, maybe (7)

2 Mob (5)

3 Protective garment (5)

4 Flightless birds (4)

6 Gift (7)

7 Good-looking (5)

11 No liability! (5)

12 Cheek (5)

14 Feral feline (7)

16 Grant, yield (7)

17 Capital of France (5)

19 Regal (5)

20 Impale (5)

21 Stride (4)