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1a
Fowl's crest (4)
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3a
Eradicate (5,3)
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9a
Relatives (7)
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10a
Board (3,2)
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11a
Grey or white wading bird with long neck and legs (5)
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12a
Spice — met gnu (anag) (6)
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14a
With perfect regularity and precision (4,9)
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17a
Short-sightedness (6)
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19a
Composition for nine performers (5)
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22a
Trainee officer (5)
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23a
Against the law (7)
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24a
Grimm character with very long hair (8)
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25a
Malay dagger with a scalloped blade (4)
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1d
Mouth (informal) (8)
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2d
Small — modest (5)
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4d
Duped (5,3,1,4)
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5d
Strength (5)
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6d
Very active (2,3,2)
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7d
Adjust for better functioning (4)
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8d
Brandy (6)
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13d
Bowling game (8)
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15d
On tenterhooks (5,2)
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16d
Amazon e-reader (6)
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18d
Ex-director of the Russian Federal Security Bureau, b.1952 (5)
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20d
African river or country (5)
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21d
Maple or sycamore, for example (4)
