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1a
Birmingham football club, founder member of the Football League in 1888 (5,5)
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7a
Quarter of a circle (8)
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8a
Sly — sexy (4)
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9a
A doddle (4)
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10a
Traffic jam (5-2)
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12a
Alias used in special circumstances (3,2,6)
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14a
Hill where Jesus was crucified (7)
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16a
Praise (over)enthusiastically (4)
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19a
Examine hastily (4)
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20a
Greek mandolin (8)
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21a
Pretend to be asleep (4,6)
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1d
Sky blue (5)
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2d
Large amount of money (4,3)
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3d
Without water (4)
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4d
Largest Turkish city (8)
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5d
Person sentenced to prison until death, unless paroled (5)
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6d
Condone (6)
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11d
Very much (8)
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12d
Subtle difference (6)
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13d
Strident (7)
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15d
Synthetic material for floor coverings (5)
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17d
Nonsense (5)
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18d
Greek aniseed-flavoured spirit (4)