CLUES No. 1148

ACROSS:

1. Bewitched as it marched about. (7)

5. Eucalyptus eating animal of Australia. (5)

8. Person playing a role. (5)

9. Considers deeply. (7)

10. Synthetic mouldable material. (7)

11. Broken, as an ordinary; cut off, or broken at the top, as a chevron, a bend, or the like. (5)

12. Ambush, intercept, accost unexpectedly. (6)

14. Person who just can’t get enough. (6)

17. In cricket, the slips wait for these from the batsmen. (5)

19. Atonement for sins committed. (7)

22. The cultivation of soil for raising crops. (7)

23. A major division of a long poem. (5)

24. In golf this is a score of two strokes under par on a hole. (5)

25. An oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube. (7) DOWN:

1. Muscle spasm. (5)

2. Statistician who works in insurance. (7)

3. Deserve - virtue. (5)

4. Secretly record epic television show. (6)

5. One’s relatives, collectively. (7)

6. To revoke, as a legacy, grant, etc., or to satisfy it by some other gift. (5)

7. Attack someone physically or emotionally. (7)

12. Engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate. (7)

13. Soothe, provide physical relief, as from pain. (7)

15. The batting turn of a cricket team. (7)

16. Disturbs the balance or stability of, by an unexpected victory? (6)

18. Russian prison camp for political prisoners. (5)

20. Mother of Pearl. (5)

21. Deadly virus characterized by high fever and severe internal bleeding. (5)

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