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Across
- 7. Standard of evaluation encountered by old Irish cops (6)
- 8. Get support from sucker: an old, out of date, English pun? (4,4)
- 9. Decoration for four wheels, hub exposed (4-4)
- 10. Old coin from South Africa, gift-wrapped (6)
- 11. Long days hurt (5)
- 12. Cuckoo in a clock case, how ingenious (6)
- 14. Marvel drug? Standard in many countries (3,5,3,4)
- 17. Toy train's first rake (6)
- 18. Completed major (5)
- 22. Not fully mature to weather a shock (6)
- 23. Tiny hill setting apart Long Island, remarkable for absolutely nothing (8)
- 24. Refers to studies about society ultimately (8)
- 25. Small cat retracting claws if leaving dominant ideas (6)
Down
- 1. Passage in study declared withdrawn (9)
- 2. Excellent Australian beef (6)
- 3. Start small concern (5)
- 4. Energy exhausted, Caribbean playing defence for keeps (8)
- 5. Doodlebug's thrill followed by fiasco (4,4)
- 6. Located duck in pool (5)
- 8. Signs of mirth from Lady Gaga, briefly upset about anything connected with her appearing topless (8,5)
- 13. Succeed in nothing, farm going up in smoke (4,2,3)
- 15. Alternative milk supplier's bag reportedly inferior per Spooner (3,5)
- 16. New, albeit after one month, can be copied (8)
- 19. Weak idle minds, however scarcely born weak (6)
- 20. Bachelor having scope to be cleaner (5)
- 21. Dishonour counterfeit Euros (5)
