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1a
Ready, willing and able (4)
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3a
English county on the Bristol Channel (8)
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9a
Aridity (7)
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10a
Kick out (5)
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11a
Precious stone (5)
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12a
Regard with respect (6)
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14a
Not expected (13)
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17a
Predicament (6)
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19a
Plumbing problems (5)
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22a
Opposite of forte (5)
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23a
10,000 square meters (7)
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24a
Classification (8)
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25a
Great confusion (4)
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1d
Restless seeker after amusement (8)
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2d
Civic head (5)
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4d
Black and white wading bird (13)
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5d
Vote for (5)
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6d
Panties (anag) — sagacious (7)
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7d
Thin flat slab used for roofing (4)
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8d
Fanatic (6)
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13d
Homer's mythical Greek hero of the Trojan War (8)
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15d
Pull in (7)
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16d
Royal residence (6)
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18d
Moving forward (5)
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20d
Proverb (5)
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21d
Long poem — awesome! (4)