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1
a
Like a bad-tempered crustacean? (6)
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4
a
French composer, 1866-1925 (5)
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7
a
Loo rum (anag) – gold-leaf prepared for gilding bronze, etc (6)
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8
a
Green woodpecker (6)
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9
a
An arm or a leg (4)
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10
a
Energy booster (4-2-2)
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12
a
Create trouble – at sea? (4,3,4)
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17
a
High as a kite (8)
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19
a
Be in a rage (4)
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20
a
Female relatives (6)
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21
a
It’s rarely found in a haystack (6)
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22
a
Ground, land or paper (5)
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23
a
Notebook (6)
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1
d
Bag or pigeon (7)
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2
d
Pertaining to a single-celled organism (7)
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3
d
Flag – longest-running children’s programme in the world (4,5)
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4
d
Don’t accept a loan from this big fish? (5)
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5
d
Thin glossy silk fabric (7)
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6
d
Not subject (to duty) (6)
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11
d
Gradually increasing in loudness (9)
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13
d
Shore up (anag) – Eurydice’s husband (7)
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14
d
Quirky (7)
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15
d
Acrobat (7)
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16
d
OK, wren (anag) – Cornish for Cornwall (6)
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18
d
Wild chrysanthemum (2-3)