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1a
Competition based on appearances (6,7)
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8a
Go house to house singing Christmas carols (7)
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9a
Nincompoop (5)
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10a
Lateen-rigged Arab sailing vessel (4)
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11a
Defeat in debate (8)
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13a
Useful little gadget (6)
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14a
Book page size — a CV too (anag) (6)
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17a
Sensory organ — pro-Crete (anag) (8)
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19a
Small restaurant (4)
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21a
Gesture of contempt (or success?) (1-4)
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22a
Hunting cry (5-2)
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24a
Big dipper (6,7)
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1d
Arrow shooter (3)
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2d
Escape (7)
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3d
Freshwater duck (4)
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4d
Hue (6)
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5d
Annoying thing (8)
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6d
Giving (somebody) the once-over (5)
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7d
Lead part (5,4)
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10d
Towards the mouth? (9)
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12d
Answer (8)
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15d
Expert in studying data (7)
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16d
Lyrical (6)
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18d
Lose heat (5)
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20d
Little high-jumping bloodsucker (4)
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23d
Belonging to you and me (3)
