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ACROSS. 1A. "emaciated" = THINK + "monarch" = KING.6A. "pleased" = GLAD, reversal of "schedule" = ROTA + "one" = I.7A. "Loud" = F, "edge" = LIP.8A. Substitute "right" = R for "one" = I in "undergarments" = BRAS.10A. "group" = BAND contains "complete" = DONE, after "one" = A.11A. anag. SYPHON IS.
DOWN. 1D. "tuber" shortly = TU + reversal of "fresh" = RAW + "mist" = FOG.2D. "wise men" = MAGI + "never" = NARY, supporting "one" = A.3D. outer letters of "Kremlin" = KN + IT plaintext.4D. "Bit of a fruitcake" = NUT + anag. INSERT.5D. Insertion of "America" = US into anag. SACRED.9D. Hidden in "goODINtentions".