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1a
Controversial issue attracting public attention (5,7)
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9a
Granny Smith, for one (5)
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10a
Type of lettuce (7)
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11a
Lie to get something (4)
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12a
Building divided into small let units (8)
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14a
Playing a part (6)
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15a
Sheep from Spain with a heavy quality fleece (6)
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18a
Latest time for completion (8)
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20a
Flower — girl (4)
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22a
Florida resort — Virginia Woolf novel (7)
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23a
Heavy iron-bound stick used for crowd control by police in India (5)
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24a
Canadian province (3,9)
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2d
Road-surfacing material (7)
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3d
Outhouse — cast (4)
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4d
Bird with a long curved bill (6)
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5d
Palm tree (anag) — south Wales university town (8)
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6d
Groom's partner (5)
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7d
Method for removing unwanted hair (12)
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8d
Devoted old married couple (5,3,4)
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13d
Quick joke (3-5)
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16d
Crackbrained (7)
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17d
In utero (6)
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19d
Acknowledge — concede (5)
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21d
Defect (4)