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1a
Going down of Earth's satellite (7)
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8a
So-so (7)
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9a
Groundbreaker (7)
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10a
Work of a cartographer (7)
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11a
Throw out (5)
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13a
Without serious competition — hands down (2,7)
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15a
Top Communist Party political committee (9)
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18a
Value (5)
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21a
Proof of purchase (7)
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22a
Plumbing fixtures for men only (7)
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23a
Set off (7)
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24a
Contradicted (7)
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1d
Hard light-coloured wood used for furniture (5)
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2d
<span>Colourless gas, O</span><sub>3</sub> (5)
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3d
Whispered endearments (5,8)
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4d
Road-surfacing substance (6)
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5d
Alley game (6,7)
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6d
Over simple (6)
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7d
Significance (6)
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12d
Roman queen of the gods, wife and sister of Jupiter (4)
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14d
Study hard before an exam (4)
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15d
Sinlessness (6)
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16d
Post-closing time pub drinking session (4-2)
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17d
Rise (6)
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19d
Respond — reply (5)
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20d
Watered with a flexible pipe (5)
