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1a
Ever irritable (anag) — beyond recovery (13)
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8a
Simple — French mother (4)
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9a
Creamy yellow flowering spring plant (8)
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10a
Red Riding Hood's rescuer (10)
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12a
Caucasian Chalk ___ , 1948 Brecht play (6)
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14a
Sports adjudicator (6)
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15a
St Jude is their patron saint (4,6)
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19a
Earmark (8)
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20a
Sign of sorrow (4)
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21a
Without real enthusiasm (4-9)
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2d
Language used effectively to please or persuade (8)
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3d
Edit (5)
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4d
Extreme joy (7)
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5d
Occur (5)
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6d
Delivery from above? (7)
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7d
Shed (4)
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11d
Rapid decline (4,4)
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13d
Cancel (4,3)
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14d
Hazy (7)
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16d
Post — bet (5)
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17d
Release (5)
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18d
Pro-independence Scottish political party founded in March (4)
