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1a
Parting gesture (4)
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3a
Attractive younger companion at a public event (3,5)
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8a
Slightly left of centre? (4)
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9a
Watchful individual (8)
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11a
Delayed reaction to something unexpected (6,4)
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14a
Hubbub (6)
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15a
One gets lost in the countryside (6)
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17a
Lotion applied to the skin to make it less oily (10)
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20a
Promise to repair (or replace) faulty goods sold (8)
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21a
Resolution (4)
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22a
Incidentally (2,3,3)
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23a
Fluctuate (4)
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1d
Exhausted (5,3)
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2d
Lead (8)
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4d
Discount on goods purchased in quantity, say (6)
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5d
Charlie in Berlin, for instance (10)
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6d
The Senior Service (4)
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7d
It's a long story (4)
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10d
Fresh start (5,5)
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12d
Candied stalks used in cake decoration — nag Alice (anag) (8)
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13d
In one's mind (8)
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16d
___ Franklin, the Queen of Soul (6)
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18d
Mop (4)
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19d
How annoying! (4)
