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Across
  1. 6. Tax bomb CH mixed for striker container
  2. 7. King returns in mate, sprouting begins
  3. 11. Here for ET transformed consequently
  4. 12. Retrained minus I under change for belittle
  5. 18. Hold fresh T differently at entrance
  6. 19. Knight falls awkwardly when darkness comes
  7. 20. Doc in rear twisted for trapped
  8. 22. Rest a case bizarrely for steps
  9. 23. Tail leap strangely to make less severe
  10. 24. End navigation with ER for earnest attempt
  11. 25. Pets made chaotic with added energy for wild rush
Down
  1. 1. Quiet teen scrambled with ET for manners
  2. 2. Raw technique scrambled with EL for circus move
  3. 3. Deep art confused about university exit
  4. 4. Solid tune rearranged for loneliness
  5. 5. Repot RAD differently for hunter
  6. 8. Print blue oddly produces design
  7. 9. Dead fast ST scattered for unwavering
  8. 10. Across Rod shifted dangerously at junction
  9. 13. Pure rate mixed around for opening
  10. 14. Char STAR O mixed for musicians
  11. 15. Scores end differently for musical build-up
  12. 16. For steam pH transformed to figure of speech
  13. 17. Fast breaker oddly provides morning meal
  14. 21. Bear eve differently after B for mourning