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Independent 7518 solution

The fifteensquared blog for this puzzle noted the unusual number of entries containing LIVE, but it took a while before they were counted (totalling nine) and someone noticed the CAT in the middle of the grid.

Filled crossword grid

ACROSS

7              STOCKIST; stock (l)ist

9              OLIVER; l I in over

10           DELIVERY; I in delver + y

11           BLEARY; L in bear y

12           WICKET; wicke(d) t

13           SATANISM; anag. & lit.

15           MOON; mo(r)on

16           PSALM; S in pal m

18           LOAM; o in lam

19           EOHIPPUS; e + hip in opus

21           NOTARY; no tar(r)y

22           UPKEEP; up keep

24           GULLIVER; gull (r)iver

25           LIVERY; li(ne) very

26           REVIEWER; vie we in R ER

DOWN

1              STREPITOSO; anag. inc. e

2              LIVE IT UP; I v E in lit up

3              STAY; st(r)ay

4              COMBAT; c + MB in oat

5              LIVE AND LET LIVE; n in anag. + I’ve

6              BEER; be(TT)er

8              CHICKEN-LIVERED; Rev. (rev.) in chic Ken lied

13           SCATS; cat in SS

14           STARRY-EYED; ye in ry in stared

17           MAN ALIVE; al(l) IV in mane

20           PAPAYA; a pay in pa

23           PAIR; p air

24           GURU; U rug (rev.)

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