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1a
Post-1947 tension between the Soviet Union and the United States and their allies (4,3)
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8a
Not in anyone's possession (7)
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9a
Infection of the nervous system from germs in open wounds — eat nuts (anag) (7)
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10a
Capital of Georgia (7)
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11a
Relating to sound (5)
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13a
Swing back and forth (9)
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15a
Winner's trophy (4,5)
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18a
Irritating (5)
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21a
Munster (anag) — flat bone in the chest (7)
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22a
Clear (7)
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23a
Dilettante (7)
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24a
Bizarre (7)
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1d
Makes a reference (to) (5)
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2d
Admit (3,2)
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3d
RAF equivalent to a British army lieutenant colonel (4,9)
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4d
Pastoral (6)
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5d
Person seeking to go up in the world (6,7)
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6d
Heart condition (6)
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7d
Recommendation (6)
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12d
Spiced stew of various meats and vegetables (4)
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14d
Piffle (4)
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15d
One cannot stop talking (informal) (6)
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16d
Room for manoeuvre (6)
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17d
Takes exception (6)
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19d
Duplicate (5)
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20d
Bumpkin (5)