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Answers next week. ACROSS

1 Fight (6,5)

9 Formation of troops (7)

10 Boise is its capital (5)

11 Napped leather (5)

12 Parvenu (7)

13 Bird (6)

15 Average (6)

18 Illegal position (7)

20 It supports electricity cables (5)

22 Fire-raising (5)

23 Young performer (7)

24 Branch of physics and technology (11)

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2 Brownish-yellow colour (5)

3 Malady (7)

4 Exceptional talent (6)

5 Wrong (5)

6 Type of Indian bread (7)

7 Extraordinary, astounding (11)

8 Pollute (11)

14 Non-acceptance, rejection (7)

16 Instruct (7)

17 Hot water spout (6)

19 Type of Greek architecture (5)

21 Shade of

pinkish-violet (5)