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1a
Covet (6)
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4a
Taste — specimen (6)
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8a
Shouts in a brusque tone (5)
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9a
Apprentice (7)
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10a
Respect (anag) — symbol of ruler's authority (7)
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11a
Bottomless gulf (5)
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12a
If the truth be told (3,4,2,3,6)
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17a
Drive out (5)
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19a
Despots (7)
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21a
Dennis, the Beast of Bolsover (7)
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22a
Pair (5)
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23a
Detective who follows a trail (6)
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24a
Able to speak with facility (6)
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1d
Lower — seabed (anag) (6)
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2d
Snake (7)
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3d
Restore to the initial readings (5)
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5d
Determined (7)
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6d
UK coin (5)
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7d
Be that as it may (4,2)
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9d
See 12
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13d
Wiped out (7)
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14d
Flourish of trumpets (7)
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15d
Stops (6)
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16d
Climb (6)
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18d
Deportation (5)
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20d
Freedom fighter? (5)
