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1a
Challenging (9)
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8a
Irish county — salad cream (4)
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9a
Enduring courage (9)
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10a
Swirling current (4)
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13a
Sound like a cat (5)
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15a
Situation causing delay (6)
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16a
Spectre (6)
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17a
Maker of knives etc (6)
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19a
Quick temper — spite (6)
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20a
The people (Greek) (5)
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21a
Convent residents (4)
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24a
German air force (9)
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25a
Disorderly retreat (4)
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26a
Unable to hear at all (5,4)
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2d
Press (4)
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3d
Seizures (4)
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4d
Herb of the mint family, attractive to some pets (6)
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5d
Shropshire market town (6)
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6d
Dickens novel (4,5)
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7d
Packaging material — telephony (anag) (9)
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11d
Sharp practice (9)
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12d
Radioactive material, Pu (9)
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13d
Softened (5)
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14d
Fillings rolled up in soft tortillas (5)
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18d
Final score (6)
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19d
Become gentler (6)
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22d
Cooking fat (4)
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23d
Eighth-century king of Mercia (4)