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1 Early release for a prisoner (6) 4 Cooked in very hot water (6) 8 Former, previous (3) 9 Become very thin (5,4) 11 Writer of odes (4) 12 Dagger, or high heel (8) 15 Throw light upon (9) 18 Guest-house owner (8) 19 Intelligent (4) 21 Awake (9) 23 Promissory note (inits)(3) 24 Growing on a mountain top (6) 25 Strong regional accent (6)

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1 Punctual, on time (6) 2 Camper’s shelter (5,4) 3 Obscene (4) 5 Fill excessively (8) 6 Blue, dejected (3) 7 Timber fungus (3,3) 10 Ignite, inflame (3,4,2) 13 Shaking with fear (9) 14 Innkeeper (8) 16 Latin American dance (3-3) 17 Occupancy (6) 20 Russian monarch (4) 22 Dram (3)