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1a
It precedes the main event (7-6)
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8a
Most precious (7)
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9a
Gave form to (5)
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10a
Bucket (4)
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11a
What surrounds a kernel (8)
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13a
Ned Kelly, for instance (6)
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14a
Spanish madam (6)
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17a
Authorised (8)
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19a
Pipe for channelling smoke (4)
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21a
Secret love affair (5)
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22a
Dense group of bushes (7)
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24a
Extremists — cut fingernail (anag) (7,6)
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1d
Disreputable chap (3)
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2d
Pragmatic sort (7)
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3d
Suddenly terminated (4)
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4d
Cricketing reprieve (3,3)
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5d
Set upon in a surprise attack (8)
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6d
Shoot from a concealed position (5)
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7d
Strike back (9)
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10d
Media event for celebrities (9)
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12d
Card game played in casinos (8)
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15d
Wet weather gear (7)
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16d
Putty-style sealant (6)
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18d
Look cross (5)
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20d
'New Look' fashion designer Christian ___ , d. 1957 (4)
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23d
Secure — connection (3)
