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1a
Shrub with drooping purple, red or white flowers (7)
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8a
Withdraw (4,3)
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9a
Pear-shaped fruit (7)
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10a
Resembling a big cat (7)
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11a
Martial art using split bamboo swords (5)
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13a
Skill in camping and related pursuits — card of two (anag) (9)
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15a
White ornamental stone (9)
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18a
Put off (5)
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21a
Pope (7)
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22a
Weak point (7)
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23a
Acknowledge defeat (7)
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24a
Intellectual (7)
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1d
Without evasion (5)
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2d
Jester (5)
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3d
Opposition front bench (6,7)
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4d
US space project, 1960-72 (6)
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5d
Causing horror (5-8)
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6d
Peeping Tom's lady (6)
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7d
Bear witness (6)
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12d
Sinful (4)
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14d
Phoney (like news?) (4)
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15d
Characteristic to be considered (6)
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16d
Canvas cover over a shop entrance (6)
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17d
Sticky sweet (6)
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19d
Banal (5)
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20d
Unbending (5)
