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1a
Person or thing doomed to failure (4,4)
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5a
Pretentious words (4)
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9a
English diarist and naval administrator, d. 1703 (5)
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10a
Food (7)
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11a
Strand of man-made fibre (12)
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13a
Grasp tightly (6)
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14a
Remove the moisture from (3,3)
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17a
Lacking sufficient oomph (12)
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20a
Melissa (anag) — unmotivated (7)
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21a
Salty water (5)
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22a
The colour of unbleached linen (4)
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23a
One barely running in public (8)
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1d
Marijuana — fool (4)
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2d
Think well of (7)
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3d
Disturbed the composure of (12)
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4d
Person ordained to the Christian ministry (6)
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6d
University city in French Flanders (5)
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7d
Delay making a decision (8)
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8d
Offensive — peevish (12)
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12d
Error free (8)
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15d
Tall tapering pillar (7)
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16d
Overindulge (6)
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18d
Raise objections (5)
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19d
Apprehension (4)