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5a
Information science — recency bits (anag) (11)
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7a
Natural talent (4)
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8a
Victim's tale? (3,5)
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9a
Commonwealth country in the Windward Islands (2,5)
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11a
Shade of yellow — gem (5)
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13a
Widely accepted saying (5)
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14a
Recuperate (7)
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16a
Coldly detached (8)
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17a
Avian (4)
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18a
Aria from Puccini's opera Turandot (6,5)
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1d
Assist criminally (4)
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2d
Uninspired (7)
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3d
Cathedral city on the River Derwent (5)
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4d
Dazzlingly skilled musician (8)
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5d
Deflated (11)
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6d
Extent of something's outer part (7,4)
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10d
Supporter of the cohesion of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (8)
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12d
Celtic folk music event (7)
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15d
Area of dense vegetation (5)
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17d
Part of a tree (4)