QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1 Pouring down (7)

5 Old Russian ruler

9 Allow back in (7)

10 Picture, representation

11 Having weapons (5)

12 Take up (a space) (6)

14 Speak in a bullying way

16 Inaccurate (6)

18 Fairground game (4-2)

19 Go over again (5)

22 More elevated (5)

23 Act of wearing away (7)

24 Agile, especially of an elderly person (4)

Barely manage 25 to (4) live (5) (6) (7) DOWN 2

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8 10 13 15 17 20 21 Startle Mentioner Concept Turn (6) tail and Pond-side Encircle, Out of Crying rush coil place bitterly Helicopter Cake (6) Pennies, To-do, (5) of celebrities flee (4) (7) (11) (7) coppers palaver (7) (7) (4) (5) (4-7)