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1a
Corporate raider who sells off parts of a company for personal gain (5,8)
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8a
Indian state, former Portuguese colony (3)
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9a
Boring hard cheese (informal) (9)
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10a
Quickness (8)
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11a
Form of hydrated silica, often used as a gemstone (4)
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13a
Clergyman (6)
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14a
Exist permanently as part of (6)
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16a
Contest of speed (4)
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17a
Kept within limits (8)
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20a
Small thin sausage (9)
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21a
Be prostrate (3)
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22a
Someone excessively affected by a hard luck story (8,5)
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1d
Rage (5)
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2d
Unscrupulous dealing (5,8)
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3d
Shyness (8)
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4d
Provokes — a stunt (anag) (6)
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5d
Two people considered together (informal) (4)
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6d
Odds and ends used in a particular pursuit (13)
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7d
Beat back (7)
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12d
Instantly (2,1,5)
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13d
Woody centre of an ear of maize (7)
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15d
Region (6)
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18d
Inhabited (5)
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19d
River crossing (4)