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1-across – Take superstitious action to avoid bad luck : TOUCHWOOD

8-across – Refuse – guts : OFFAL

9-across – Satan – match : LUCIFER

10-across – Memento : KEEPSAKE

11-across – Fashionable : CHIC

13-across – Hired assassin : HITMAN

14-across – Remains – wreckage : DEBRIS

16-across – Resound – spar – economic growth : BOOM

17-across – One assuming air of superior wisdom – simpleton : WISEACRE

19-across – Having a winning streak : ONAROLL

20-across – Words of song : LYRIC

21-across – Protected : SHELTERED

1-down – Amulet : TALISMAN

2-down – Dissimilar : UNLIKE

3-down – Cut – literary drudge – work horse : HACK

4-down – Confidential – not for publication : OFFTHERECORD

5-down – Words reported as spoken : DIRECTSPEECH

6-down – Make fraudulent entries in business accounts : COOKTHEBOOKS

7-down – Warm-hearted – loving : AFFECTIONATE

12-down – Disclosed : REVEALED

15-down – Slayer : KILLER

18-down – Crowd-entertainer : HOST

1-across – Midday : NOON

3-across – Charming : ADORABLE

9-across – Urged Ü crushed : PRESSED

10-across – Elk : MOOSE

11-across – Likeness Ü symbol : IMAGE

12-across – Annual : YEARLY

14-across – Cromwell’s title : LORDPROTECTOR

17-across – Sausage sandwich – acrobatic skier : HOTDOG

19-across – Loafed : IDLED

22-across – Fragrance : AROMA

23-across – In a group Ü altogether : ENMASSE

24-across – Company Ü occupation : BUSINESS

25-across – Lock – run away – gobble – lightning flash – cloth roll : BOLT

1-down – Marriage ceremony : NUPTIALS

2-down – Musical drama : OPERA

4-down – Cranefly : DADDYLONGLEGS

5-down – Cuban dance : RUMBA

6-down – Brochure : BOOKLET

7-down – Rapier : EPEE

8-down – Dormant : ASLEEP

13-down – Slope : GRADIENT

15-down – Unruly Ü rebellious : RIOTOUS

16-down – Mystery Ü puzzle : ENIGMA

18-down – Draw off Ü sewer : DRAIN

20-down – Lariat : LASSO

21-down – Dress – habit : GARB

1-across – Jerusalem : HOLYCITY

5-across – A bit of a wag : CARD

9-across – Bet : WAGER

10-across – Comprehensive – protective garment : OVERALL

11-across – Confront consequences of one’s actions : FACETHEMUSIC

13-across – Three times – a boy soprano : TREBLE

14-across – Unbroken : INTACT

17-across – Preoccupied Ü forgetful : ABSENTMINDED

20-across – Schoolmaster : TEACHER

21-across – Entire : WHOLE

22-across – Three feet Ü patio : YARD

23-across – The days before Easter Sunday : HOLYWEEK

1-down – Sell – bird of prey : HAWK

2-down – Baggage : LUGGAGE

3-down – Complete authority : CARTEBLANCHE

4-down – Prize : TROPHY

6-down – Accumulate : AMASS

7-down – Dainty : DELICATE

8-down – Railway track : PERMANENTWAY

12-down – Covert : STEALTHY

15-down – Impressive : AWESOME

16-down – Foetus : EMBRYO

18-down – Step : STAIR

19-down – Pack – part of record player : DECK

1-across – Landing of spacecraft on water : SPLASHDOWN

7-across – Unfathomable – extremely bad : ABYSMAL

8-across – Call on : VISIT

10-across – Prescribed food – council : DIET

11-across – Delude : HOODWINK

13-across – Judge : UMPIRE

15-across – Mythical monster – large lizard : DRAGON

17-across – Name of 15 Popes : BENEDICT

18-across – Unfortunately : ALAS

21-across – Right-hand pages of book : RECTO

22-across – City – finance – very good : CAPITAL

23-across – Bribe : BACKHANDER

1-down – Fashion – designation : STYLE

2-down – Imperfect – material : LAME

3-down – Infrequently : SELDOM

4-down – Navigational or geometric instrument : DIVIDERS

5-down – Cleaning – laundry : WASHING

6-down – One with no experience of the sea : LANDLUBBER

9-down – Becoming a QC : TAKINGSILK

12-down – Traffic jam at intersections : GRIDLOCK

14-down – Cure-all : PANACEA

16-down – Flowering shrub : ACACIA

19-down – Afterwards : LATER

20-down – Potato : SPUD

1-across – Make petty distinctions : SPLITHAIRS

7-across – South American python : ANACONDA

8-across – Shoulder – stomach : BEAR

9-across – Union – strike : CLUB

10-across – Implement for practical use : UTENSIL

12-across – Arson : FIRERAISING

14-across – Teach : EDUCATE

16-across – Gunned down – go – guess : SHOT

19-across – Slight – mark on music : SLUR

20-across – Hopefulness : OPTIMISM

21-across – Shared secret – belief : CONFIDENCE

1-down – Of sound : SONIC

2-down – Varnish : LACQUER

3-down – Little : TINY

4-down – Slaughterhouse : ABATTOIR

5-down – Redbreast : ROBIN

6-down – Impudent – brave – courage : DARING

11-down – Send a letter – cancel a debt : WRITEOFF

12-down – Play – cheat : FIDDLE

13-down – Pitiless : INHUMAN

15-down – Freight : CARGO

17-down – Experience – discrimination : TASTE

18-down – Stable – boss : STUD