The Chronicle

Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

7. Profit from the journey 8. Having back under (6) canvas the mind (6) fixed 10. Presume to the highest (7) 11. After first-class start was in front, but was ill (5) 12. Cut short the occasion with regularity (4) 13. Characteri­stic of one in sour reverse (5) 17. Grown incorrectl­y (5) 18. Expensive letter opener (4) 22. About 1000 applaud – it holds things together (5) 23. Excess of strife unfortunat­ely surrounds union leader (7) 24. Plunders for guns (6) 25. Graduate’s backward boy had great strength (6)

DOWN

1. Do well to get music centre in the right surroundin­gs (7) 2. Brake for the bottle? (7) 3. Short of fibre (5) 4. Oration in Canada (7) 5. Instrument used to give ring to prisoner’s room (5) 6. A den of learning (5) 9. Fatigue raises new problems (9) 14. Support the wrong forecaster (7) 15. Backing requires one to go into it (7) 16. Set of bars that irritate (7) 19. Music for twenty players? (5) 20. Saw if stray children appeared (5) 21. Father goes about again in fear (5)

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