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1a
Friction (9)
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8a
American wild cat (4)
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9a
Broken French (informal) (9)
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10a
Butter used in Indian cookery (4)
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13a
Invalidate (5)
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15a
Fruit — shade (6)
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16a
Skewer (6)
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17a
Manipulate balls (6)
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19a
Reconnoitre (6)
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20a
Run off to get married (5)
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21a
Sage (4)
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24a
Bowdlerise (9)
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25a
Branch part (4)
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26a
Preserve by lowering temperature (6-3)
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2d
Dully studious type (4)
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3d
Coquette (4)
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4d
Type of hospital drip (6)
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5d
Cause to make a mistake (4,2)
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6d
Skill(s) attained while living in uncultivated country (9)
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7d
Audacious (9)
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11d
Name all forms of a verb (9)
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12d
Composure (9)
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13d
Supple (5)
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14d
Supple (5)
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18d
It could supposedly change base metals into gold (6)
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19d
Fir (6)
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22d
Nasty giant (4)
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23d
Asterisk (4)