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1a
Absolute belter (9)
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8a
Card — raiser (4)
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9a
Potential cause of harm from micro-organisms (9)
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10a
Killer whale (4)
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13a
Put to the sword (5)
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15a
Setting (6)
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16a
Evil imp (6)
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17a
Order restricting movements after a set time (6)
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19a
White whale (6)
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20a
Three-note chord — Chinese criminal gang (5)
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21a
Candle cord (4)
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24a
Powered equipment (9)
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25a
Father (4)
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26a
Deserted urban area (5,4)
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2d
Separate part (4)
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3d
James and the Giant Peach author (4)
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4d
Rub noses (6)
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5d
Pincered insect (6)
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6d
Chatty (9)
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7d
From Kiev, say? (9)
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11d
Moving as hands do? (9)
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12d
Item filled in by a golfer (9)
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13d
Mixed rain and melting snow (5)
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14d
Moved slowly and cautiously forward (5)
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18d
The war (anag) (6)
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19d
Trite anticlimax (6)
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22d
Biting fly (4)
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23d
Extract (4)
