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1a
Confronted the unpleasant consequences of one's actions (5,3,5)
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8a
Recover from illness (3,4)
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9a
Push gently against (5)
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10a
Bloke (4)
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11a
Musical instrument — lime curd (anag) (8)
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13a
Cosmetics for self-beautification (4-2)
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14a
Reduce in status (6)
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17a
Strongly fortified defensive place (8)
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19a
Fingerprints (slang) (4)
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21a
A single shot (5)
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22a
Favouring force rather than diplomacy (7)
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24a
Captured (5,8)
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1d
Bafflement (3)
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2d
Reduction in expenditure (7)
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3d
Eat sparingly (4)
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4d
Inert gas (6)
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5d
Shackles (8)
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6d
Gomorrah's partner in evil by the Dead Sea (5)
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7d
Gloomy — depressing (9)
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10d
Win (4,5)
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12d
Went to bed (6,2)
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15d
Formal speech (7)
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16d
__ Rantzen, TV presenter, b. 1940 (6)
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18d
Smelled disgusting (5)
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20d
Slow (anag) — birds of prey (4)
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23d
That woman (3)
