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1a
Oratorio on a sacred theme (7)
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8a
Pull out (of a race) (7)
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9a
Action to inflate one's sense of self-importance (3,4)
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10a
Made certain (7)
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11a
Ceasing to function (5)
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13a
Retire to bed (informal) (3,3,3)
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15a
Nonconformist (3,3,3)
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18a
Clips around the ear (5)
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21a
Italian dish (7)
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22a
Prince of Monaco, married to Grace Kelly, d. 2005 (7)
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23a
Liquorice flavouring — ie Danes (anag) (7)
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24a
Silk fabric (7)
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1d
System of beliefs (5)
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2d
Girl's name — I moan (anag) (5)
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3d
Vertically (2,5,6)
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4d
Visual effect (6)
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5d
Sets of parallel lines providing shading in drawing (5-8)
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6d
Charts (anag) — formality (6)
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7d
Cheap and nasty (6)
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12d
Three feet (4)
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14d
Expression of incredulity (2,2)
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15d
Person involved with crude (6)
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16d
Condense (6)
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17d
Cook too much (6)
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19d
Pretend (5)
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20d
Middle Eastern country (5)
