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Independent 8129 solution

Completed puzzle

ACROSS

8              CHAR; char(m)

9              ADAMANTINE; a n in anag.

10           MORALIST; anag. in mot

11           DOCTOR; rot cod (all rev.)

12           THEBAN; Heb in tan

14           RED SHIFT; red + h in sift

15           HOTEL CALIFORNIA; r in anag.

18           FREEHOLD; anag. in fold

21           YVETTE; y vette(d)

22           RAMP UP; ram pup

23           ROADSHOW; a in rods how

25           COUNTERSUE; counter + Sue

26           CHIP; c hip

DOWN

1              CHOO-CHOO; hooch in coo!

2              ARIA; a + air (rev.)

3              CATIONIC; cat I + on ic(e)

4              PASTORAL ADDRESS; past oral ad dress

5              CANDID; C and ID = CID

6              STOCKHORSE; r in stock hose

7              ONE-OFF; e in on/off

13           BEEKEEPING; eek! in beeping

16           FLYPAPER; fly + paper

17           INTROMIT; n in it + ROM it

19           REASON; a in ser (rev.) on

20           OSPREY; 0 + e in spry

24           SECT; sec(re)t

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