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thank you all for the answers I received with such speed.
I have a few more to do and would be glad of your help
8 down where collections are made following fights
9 letters ??S?B?X?S
6 across throw out the brush 5 letters ??R?? (could this be shrub)
6 down 4 letters take off using second gear ??I?
(could this be SKID)
24 down where they teach only part of the alphabet ?T?N
19 down 3 and 4 letters a quote from Byron
"...Coop'd in their winged ***-**** citadel"
25 down 4 letters banks of the river eroded revealing part od hors's collar ?A?E