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5a
Proceed without advance planning (4,2,2,3)
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7a
Arduous journey (4)
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8a
Formal agreement between two or more parties (8)
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9a
Rebuked angrily (7)
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11a
Lukewarm (5)
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13a
Woman's scarf worn about the shoulders (5)
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14a
Scientific study of animals (7)
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16a
Close at hand (8)
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17a
Oaths (4)
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18a
Welsh textile and fashion designer, d. 1985 (5,6)
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1d
Just a bit of fun (4)
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2d
Female dogs (7)
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3d
Over (5)
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4d
Want to he helpful (4,4)
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5d
Common analgesic (11)
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6d
Absconding (7,4)
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10d
Land visited by Gulliver (8)
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12d
Competition (7)
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15d
Gurkhas' homeland (5)
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17d
Detestable (4)