Across
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9
IT professional? (3,6)
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10
Fish that’s been smoked (5)
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11
Worried Rishi’s first PM with Department for Sleaze? At last! (7)
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12
Snake’s horrible – Ruby recoils (7)
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13
Churchmen finally used Circle Line (5)
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14
Amazed darn American rejected business (9)
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16
Deflect praise working on this quality (4-11)
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19
Lawyer’s one question to flower girl – drinks? (9)
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21
Skinhead’s determination to drink copiously (5)
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22
Unlikely a rich crossword setter’s included – that’s fantasy (7)
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23
Against opening course originally? Only a bit (7)
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24
Stay over with dirty lecturer (5)
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25
Intrepid Duke lacking army, you claimed? (9)
Down
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1
Sailor found outside is ignored (10)
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2
Outgoing types required to co-operate with this (4,4)
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3
Out in front – went first (6)
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4
Children cycling make dangerous movement on road (4)
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5
Players and politician known for 18, not 16? Reset possibly (10)
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6
Saving money, make a meal (5,3)
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7
Get a turn in carriage (6)
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8
He hammered Spike not going the distance (4)
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14
Manspreads when travelling (and more than once) (10)
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15
Charity of sorts protecting jobs (10)
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17
Damnably difficult at first – landlady gutted by what might be said in court (8)
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18
I see unfinished one’s been accepted – they’re very silly (8)
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20
One is waiting with Madame in the same place (6)
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21
Dirty dog’s into special lady – no boy! (6)
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22
Talking plant? Give over! (4)
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23
Close call with nothing to lose (4)
