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1a
Tightly grouped (7)
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8a
Spread equally (4,3)
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9a
Contumely (7)
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10a
One seeking retribution (7)
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11a
Attempt to fool someone (3-2)
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13a
Extremely wet (9)
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15a
Gorgeous (9)
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18a
Musical composition for eight performers (5)
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21a
Compensation for loss or injury (7)
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22a
Creative intellectual (7)
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23a
Indiscriminate slaughter (7)
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24a
Without affectation (7)
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1d
Trainee — acted (anag) (5)
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2d
Foggy (5)
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3d
Illegal (7,3,3)
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4d
Lessee (6)
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5d
One studying weather and climate (13)
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6d
Leave behind unintentionally (6)
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7d
Squirrelled away (6)
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12d
Ascend (4)
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14d
River rising in the Czech Republic and flowing into the North Sea (4)
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15d
Soup made with beetroot (6)
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16d
Dreads (anag) — snakes (6)
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17d
Fix — make tight (6)
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19d
Person accepting an offer (5)
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20d
Alpine region of Austria and Italy (5)
