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1a
Written works of merit (10)
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7a
Case for holding a light (7)
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8a
Publication (5)
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10a
Eat (slang) — food (slang) (4)
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11a
Struggle clumsily (8)
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13a
Deep sleep-like state (6)
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15a
Knight of the Round Table — the rag (anag) (6)
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17a
Loaded with regret (8)
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18a
Uncritically admired object (4)
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21a
Quaintly amusing (5)
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22a
Contagious skin infection (7)
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23a
Parched (10)
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1d
School punishment (5)
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2d
Rain cats and dogs (4)
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3d
Cause continuing irritation (6)
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4d
Court of arbitration (8)
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5d
What's left (7)
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6d
Mean-spirited (3-7)
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9d
Quality of being gross (10)
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12d
In fact (8)
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14d
One name (anag) — plant (7)
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16d
More intimate (6)
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19d
Wept (5)
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20d
Stop (4)