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1a
Discourage (3,3)
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4a
Monk's garb (5)
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7a
Rather — with less delay (6)
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8a
Runner-up's award (6)
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9a
Enthusiastic enjoyment (4)
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10a
Mad, bad Roman emperor, assassinated AD 41 (8)
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12a
Study and collection of coins (11)
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17a
Team game with sticks (8)
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19a
Fall in drops (4)
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20a
£10 (6)
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21a
Do something as a favour (6)
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22a
Austrian symphony composer, d. 1809 (5)
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23a
Header (anag) (6)
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1d
Essential dietary requirement (7)
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2d
A Christmas Carol character (4,3)
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3d
Predictions (9)
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4d
Country forming the western part of Hispaniola, independent since 1804 (5)
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5d
Temporary encampment (7)
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6d
Jungle hero created by Edgar Rice Burroughs (6)
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11d
Type of tenure (9)
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13d
Eerie (7)
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14d
Gratify one's appetites (7)
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15d
Mass of small rounded pebbles (7)
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16d
Brood of chicks (6)
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18d
Large expanse of water (5)