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1a
Charades, for example (7,4)
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9a
Embedded (9)
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10a
Junk (3)
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11a
Soil's organic component (5)
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13a
Ledger for recording transactions as they occur (7)
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14a
Sudden arrival (of people or water?) (6)
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15a
Kiss and cuddle (6)
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18a
US state — Black Sea state (7)
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20a
Regal (5)
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21a
Sign of the zodiac (3)
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22a
Large broad-bladed weapon (9)
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24a
Men's underwear (5,6)
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2d
Snake (3)
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3d
Negotiates between parties (7)
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4d
Disordered (6)
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5d
Devout (5)
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6d
Legends and sagas, in general (9)
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7d
The Lady with the Lamp, d. 1910 (11)
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8d
Person or organisation with an interest in something (11)
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12d
Venetian travel writer, who may (or may not) have served Kublai Khan, d. 1324 (5,4)
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16d
Dark cherry (7)
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17d
Carnivorous insect, which rests as if in prayer (6)
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19d
Part between sloping sides of a roof (5)
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23d
Relevant (3)
