Across
| 1 | L.A. + TEST |
| 4 | WARM UP (1st letters) |
| 8 | NOTER (TENOR anag) |
| 9 | ARTISAN (TRAINS A anag) |
| 10 | OR + LAND + O |
| 11 | DECAL (LACED rev) |
| 12 | NICEST (INSECT anag) |
| 14 | SKILLS (hidden) |
| 18 | TI + BET (IT rev) |
| 20 | ROTATES (TO STARE anag) |
| 22 | W(AN + T)ING |
| 23 | HORSE ("HOARSE" hom) |
| 24 | LA(THE)Ra |
| 25 | INTEND (hidden) |
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Down
| 1 | LINCOLN ("LINKIN'" hom) |
| 2 | TOT + A + L |
| 3 | SH + RINKS |
| 5 | ACTED (CADET anag) |
| 6 | MUSICAL (LUCAS I'M anag) |
| 7 | PANE + L |
| 9 | A + TOM |
| 13 | CAB + I + NET |
| 15 | K(ITCH)EN |
| 16 | S(US)PEND |
| 17 | D + RAG |
| 18 | TOWEL (OWLET anag) |
| 19 | TWINE (I WENT anag) |
| 21 | T(H)REE |
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