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  1. 1 a Appraise (6)
  2. 4 a High terrain (5)
  3. 7 a Cream cake (6)
  4. 8 a Small inexpensive eatery (6)
  5. 9 a Bide one's time (4)
  6. 10 a Excessively fond of drink (8)
  7. 12 a Hiding (11)
  8. 17 a Gemstone (8)
  9. 19 a Religious ceremony (4)
  10. 20 a (Of food) necessary and important (6)
  11. 21 a Rue (6)
  12. 22 a Bad-tempered and unfriendly (5)
  13. 23 a With pleasure (6)
  14. 1 d Antiquated (7)
  15. 2 d Austere — like Lysander? (7)
  16. 3 d Area where bushes are planted (9)
  17. 4 d Japanese verse form (5)
  18. 5 d Disappointed (3,4)
  19. 6 d Liverpudlian (6)
  20. 11 d Two-sided (9)
  21. 13 d Alfresco (4-3)
  22. 14 d Very angry (7)
  23. 15 d Unsteady on one's feet (7)
  24. 16 d Gives rise to — crusades (6)
  25. 18 d Yuletide greenery (5)

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