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Across
- 7. Rain poured in through duplex (6)
- 8. Bishops' details on page (8)
- 9. Roving polar bears — they endlessly reproduced in excess (8)
- 10. Kid hosting family gathering (6)
- 11. Enrich organs using divine blood (5)
- 12. Order concerning couple (6)
- 14. Tour the hot, hip sights? (3,3,4,5)
- 17. A crowd without energy, a shape-shifting entity (6)
- 18. Wild West films hot for fans (5)
- 22. Absolute match in some religious texts (6)
- 23. Bill sent over with jam pudding (4,4)
- 24. Cunning character hiding marks in furniture (8)
- 25. Father's state: about to turn bankrupt (6)
Down
- 1. Sort of idle tactic, wasting time in debate (9)
- 2. Art of needle adjustment at tool rooms (6)
- 3. Ancient gateway, buckling only under pressure (5)
- 4. To blame is cheap, right or wrong (8)
- 5. Setting in decline, beyond reverse (8)
- 6. Slowly withdraws from a breaking news broadcast (5)
- 8. Improvised rapidly, any step able to be taken without set plans (6,2,2,3)
- 13. Senate most disorderly without old political leaders (9)
- 15. Deal managed in revolutionary way by undertaking (8)
- 16. Promoting girl only? Yes, 'Little Boy' dropped from this (5,3)
- 19. Fake sweet (6)
- 20. Head off acceleration, keeping runs in check (5)
- 21. Gradually convert gold hoarded by politician at home (5)
