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1a
Shelter (6)
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4a
Lessens (6)
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8a
Country house with grounds (5)
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9a
Leopard (anag) — released conditionally (7)
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10a
Rural community (7)
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11a
Small game bird (5)
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12a
One who opposes official policy (9)
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17a
TS Eliot's 'cruelest month' (5)
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19a
Angelic messenger who brought the Virgin Mary her good news (7)
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21a
Instructor (7)
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22a
Padded mattress from Japan (5)
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23a
Casual top (1-5)
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24a
Scottish children (6)
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1d
Take away (6)
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2d
Caressed (7)
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3d
Italy's largest lake (5)
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5d
Ornate and extravagant in style (7)
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6d
Where Gene Pitney was only 24 hours from (5)
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7d
Lamb joint (6)
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9d
Austro-Hungarian-born American film director, d. 1986 in New York (9)
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13d
Yellow element (7)
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14d
Dishonest person — tornado (7)
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15d
Too old (4,2)
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16d
Fundamental parts of a platform (6)
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18d
Come to (5)
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20d
British film and television award (5)