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1a
Problems in the early stages (7,5)
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9a
Beasts of burden (5)
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10a
Coffee shop coffee-maker (7)
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11a
Notice of someone's death (abbr) (4)
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12a
Illustrious (8)
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14a
American boss man (6)
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15a
Credence (6)
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18a
Forebear (8)
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20a
Adherent of an Indian religion (4)
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22a
To cut a long story short (2,5)
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23a
Like a imaginary line about which a body rotates (5)
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24a
Cold dessert made with puff pastry, cream etc (12)
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2d
Roulette, salad, tea or thistle (7)
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3d
Stinging insect (4)
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4d
Collared (6)
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5d
Forgiven (8)
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6d
Norwegian playwright, who wrote all his plays in Danish, d. 1906 (5)
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7d
Rugby player (5-3,4)
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8d
Narrowness of outlook (12)
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13d
Castigate (8)
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16d
First (7)
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17d
confectionery made of caramelised sugar (6)
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19d
Group of plotters (5)
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21d
Surrealist painter, born in Catalonia, d. 1989 (4)