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9 Across, Shabby state trial about book by French writer (9)

11 Across, Moggy's blue bits are tatty not uniform (7)

12 Across, Old gun put back in poor condition in shed (7)

14 Across, It speeds up Italy's collapse in case Euro's ditched (9)

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14 CATALYSIS? "It" should refer to a catlyst, though.

CAS(e) around anagram ITALY'S

...by that, I mean "catalysis" is an abstract idea, so shouldn't be an "it". "The process of speeding up" would be better.

btw at least they're in the right ballpark. It annoys me that when most people use the term "catalyst" they actually mean "trigger" (there's a technical difference that chemists care about!)

hackbut = old gun (def)
hut - shed
+anagram of "back"

11 Tibbles
anagram bl(u)e bits

11a Tibbles?

Surely all moggies are called TIDDLES, not "Tibbles"?

Well, there's "Tiddles", the Paddington Station cat........
I've certainly never heard of one called "Tibbles"!

There was one notorious Tibbles who wiped out a species of wren in NZ

Of course - the lighthouse keeper's cat! Was it Chatham Island?