Solution:

Soldier Around

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Across: 8 Gemini, 9 Esp, 10 Epic, 11 Teetotaler, 12 Hide, 13 String, 16 Eyebrows, 17 Respite, 18 African, 22 Gridiron, 25 Ingots, 26 Plum, 27 Heart throb, 30 Anon, 31 Aft, 32 Outlet.

Down: 1 Pete, 2 Dirt, 3 Air-tight, 4 Well-fed, 5 Sparse, 6 Red herring, 7 Window, 14 The, 15 Impediment, 19 Friction, 20 Apt, 21 Unearth, 23 Relent, 24 Reheat, 28 Huts, 29 Oven.