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1a
Garrulous (9)
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8a
Kind of chicken dish (4)
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9a
Bloom of youth (5,4)
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10a
Distinctive style or manner (4)
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13a
Hit hard (5)
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15a
Having an immediate impact (6)
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16a
Blue (6)
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17a
Bitter (6)
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19a
Announce (6)
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20a
Part of a device that goes round (5)
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21a
Set down carefully to a plan (4)
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24a
Boon (9)
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25a
Word that can be proper or common (4)
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26a
Sweet variety of plum (9)
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2d
Just open (4)
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3d
Title given to important people like Genghis (4)
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4d
Very small (6)
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5d
Peeping Tom? (6)
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6d
Police department concerned with gambling, narcotics, pornography etc (4,5)
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7d
Pre-prepared for baking? (4-5)
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11d
Truly dreadful (9)
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12d
Done in a subtle, but harmful, way (9)
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13d
Seat for one (5)
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14d
Ferocious person (5)
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18d
Breed of vulture — no cord (anag) (6)
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19d
Respect shown publicly (6)
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22d
Antlered male (4)
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23d
Excited and curious (4)