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1a
Result of exports exceeding imports (5,7)
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9a
Uninspired writers (5)
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10a
Naturally grown (7)
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11a
Female servant (4)
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12a
Surrounded closely (6,2)
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14a
Worthless (2-4)
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15a
Be adamant (6)
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18a
Better (8)
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20a
Small seabird with a forked tail (4)
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22a
Sums (7)
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23a
Make progress (3,2)
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24a
Talent for talking (4,2,3,3)
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2d
Moving back and forth (7)
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3d
Time of day after sunset (4)
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4d
Tobacco user (6)
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5d
The Grenadier Guards, for example (8)
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6d
Furrowed (5)
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7d
Best (6,2,4)
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8d
Daisy roots, china plate and dicky bird, for example (7,5)
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13d
Resort on the Bay of Naples (8)
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16d
Reluctance to move (7)
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17d
English county — sorted (anag) (6)
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19d
Draft copy of printed text (5)
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21d
Monstrous giant (4)