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1a
Weak person (informal) (6)
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4a
Confused sounds (5)
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7a
Film star in The Iron Lady, b. 1949 (6)
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8a
Small fry (6)
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9a
Europe's highest active volcano (4)
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10a
Wipe out a large number (8)
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12a
Thrilling in effect (11)
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17a
Italian aristocrat (8)
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19a
Proverbially, brass can be found beside this (4)
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20a
Not dressed (6)
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21a
Hard to understand (6)
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22a
Choose (5)
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23a
Resist (6)
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1d
Changes into something else (7)
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2d
Get ready (7)
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3d
Speeds up (9)
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4d
Pancakes served with sour cream (5)
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5d
Brightly coloured neckerchief (7)
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6d
Modest — restrained (3-3)
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11d
Thrilled to bits (4-1-4)
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13d
Distinctive elegance (7)
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14d
Pain in the lower back (7)
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15d
What, say, Howard Hughes became (7)
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16d
From Liverpool? (6)
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18d
Precise (5)