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1a
Being party to a crime (9)
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8a
Sharp vibrating sound (5)
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9a
Curious (7)
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10a
Wrote (8)
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11a
Written words (4)
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13a
Pre-decimal sixpenny piece (6)
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14a
Violently push — gist (6)
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16a
Senior manager (abbr) (4)
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17a
Platonic love between chaps (8)
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19a
Thug (7)
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20a
Little nocturnal bird (5)
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21a
Ironically witty remark (9)
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1d
Nickname — eg non-com (anag) (8)
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2d
Early infantry firearm (6)
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3d
Folk myths (4)
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4d
As a result (12)
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5d
Normal eyesight (6-6)
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6d
Unexpectedly emerge as the outstanding performer (5,3,4)
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7d
Bloody-minded — non-UK car seat (anag) (12)
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12d
Irish national symbol (8)
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15d
Ukrainian peninsula (6)
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18d
International alliance (4)