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1a
Absurd (9)
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8a
Inaction (4)
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9a
Act to reconcile differences (9)
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10a
Revise (at the last minute?) (4)
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13a
Watery component of blood (5)
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15a
Consecrate — order (6)
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16a
With added seasoning (6)
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17a
Expression of annoyance? (3-3)
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19a
Most senior (6)
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20a
Shabby (5)
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21a
Extremely — exact (4)
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24a
Open to interpretation (9)
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25a
Rocky outcrop (4)
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26a
Encouragement to a child who's taken a tumble (4-5)
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2d
Limit (4)
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3d
Give out (4)
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4d
Millstone (6)
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5d
Kind of basic test (that turns red or blue) (6)
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6d
Intended (9)
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7d
Tax on a house purchase (5,4)
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11d
In an undertone (5,4)
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12d
Leading article — I tailored (anag) (9)
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13d
Cavity in the bones of the skull (5)
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14d
Truly, ___ , Deeply, 1990 Anthony Minghella film (5)
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18d
Join forces (4,2)
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19d
Peculiarity (6)
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22d
Lower house of the Russian Federal Assembly since 1993 (4)
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23d
Wiretaps (4)