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1a
Abraded (7)
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8a
Love affair (7)
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9a
Cradle song (7)
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10a
Modern Persian language (7)
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11a
Protective garment (5)
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13a
Dreary (9)
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15a
Maritime paintings (9)
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18a
Slender graceful female (5)
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21a
Capricious (7)
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22a
Informal shindig (with Mother Brown?) (5-2)
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23a
Elastic (anag) — region of Spain (7)
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24a
City in Michigan nicknamed Motown (7)
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1d
System for teaching singing (3-2)
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2d
Monarch (5)
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3d
Seafood starter (5,8)
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4d
Solid carbon dioxide (3,3)
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5d
Financial difficulty — abundance (13)
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6d
Whole (6)
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7d
Game (where love is nought?) (6)
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12d
Old weapon — Dad's Army character (4)
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14d
Speak in a sharp angry tone (4)
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15d
Rough drawing (6)
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16d
Over — not down! (6)
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17d
Chosen (6)
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19d
Lariat (5)
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20d
Skedaddle! (3,2)