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1a
Intensely painful (12)
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9a
Kingdom (5)
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10a
Streamlined cover for an aircraft engine (7)
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11a
Domestic animals (4)
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12a
Tyrannical (8)
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14a
Non-metallic element found in all organic compounds (6)
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15a
Rarely (6)
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18a
Killer (8)
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20a
Spill the beans (4)
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22a
Eyelet lining a small hole (7)
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23a
Blacksmith's block (5)
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24a
Place of detention for those awaiting trial (6,6)
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2d
Noteworthy special quality (1-6)
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3d
Play boisterously (4)
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4d
Curved outwards (6)
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5d
Conventional — customary (8)
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6d
Opening through which fluid can pass (5)
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7d
Rhinestone Cowboy singer (4,8)
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8d
Say something very embarrassing (4,1,7)
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13d
Riders (8)
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16d
Rescue (7)
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17d
Relating to living organisms (6)
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19d
Violent weather (5)
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21d
German writer concerned with the role of the artist in society, d. 1955 (4)