8. Kneecap (7) 9. State of confusion (3-2) 10. Become eroded (5) 11. Room for surgical operations (7) 12. Female rabbits (4) 13. Forebear (8) 16. Duce (8) 19. Futile (4) 22. Salty sea in Israel (4,3) 23. Indifferent (5) 24. Emancipated (5) 25. Divine (3-4)
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