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Not having a good week.
Some of my letters could be wrong
9. Get free after having set off (6) _ U _ R _ D
23. Each year's employment break (5) _ A _ S _ Is this LAPSE?

Thanks in advance
CBP

The second one looks like PA (each year) + USE (employment), so PAUSE (break)

Having looked up what fits for the first one, I think it’s PUTRID (off), being RID (get free) after PUT (set)

Thanks
Your answers make perfect sense.

Glad I could help