CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1. How to count decimally at English place – very much so! (9)

5. One involved in gymnastics looking crusty (3)

7. Product of dicing with junior reporter on first edition (4)

8. Awkward having correct mark left, to his confusion (8)

10. Cornet may be something cold and off-white (8)

11. Equitable as is the situation of swings and roundabouts (4)

13. It covers viewer with crocodile yet gets it back in part (6)

15. How one points one towards the young oxen (6)

18. Dances, one gathers, for brewers (4)

19. It has its languages caught and placed in more oddly (8)

22. It is not so commonplace for him to be unknown to one (8)

23. A draw otherwise might result in it being marine rate (4)

24. Journey’s put to play the conclusion (3)

25. Pair with chart arranged by head of Eastern Church (9)

DOWN

1. Be disposed to lean forward (7)

2. Board, the story of which involves the book (5)

3. Mendelssohn work he composed with jail-break (6)

4. Part of the dress one is told is yellow (4)

5. Being stiffly formal, dined with one of the top mammals (7)

6. One left one or the other – it’s a gas! (5)

9. Plait for which offer is made to hold an Academician (5)

12. They may lead up to what people perform in dancing (5)

14. Exposed, so backed out when one right inside passed away (7)

16. What to do yawning with pandiculation for a time inside (7)

17. Mighty work given over to camping unit (6)

18. Hurry seen as the confusion surrounds it (5)

20. One uttering notes may sound like a note himself (5)

21. Nails up what one shouldn’t pass up if it’s so cheap (4)