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1a
Muscle that flexes a forearm (6)
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4a
Phantom (6)
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8a
Talk pompously (5)
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9a
Selected candidate (7)
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10a
Develop very promisingly (7)
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11a
Lovers' secret meeting (5)
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12a
Effigy for frightening off birds (9)
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17a
Thoroughbred horses (5)
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19a
Stone pillar with a rectangular cross section tapering upwards (7)
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21a
Neologism (7)
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22a
Tropical fruit with orange flesh and small black seeds (5)
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23a
Stucco-like substance applied to masonry (6)
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24a
Edible body of a marine mollusc (6)
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1d
Splotched (6)
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2d
Soft sheepskin suede (7)
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3d
Media (5)
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5d
Pet rodent (7)
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6d
Very good — British comic (5)
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7d
Circular arrangement of foliage or flowers (6)
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9d
Chart-topping hit — myself (6,3)
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13d
Up for grabs (2,5)
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14d
Small greyhound cross, bred for racing (7)
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15d
Sign of the zodiac (6)
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16d
Transfix (6)
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18d
Foreign (5)
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20d
Void (5)