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1a
Courage to carry on (6)
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4a
Plant that causes skin irritation on contact (6)
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9a
Nut-turning tool (7)
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10a
Pick-me-up (5)
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11a
Covent Garden fare? (5)
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12a
Grand National racecourse (7)
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13a
Climbing shrub with fragrant flowers (11)
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18a
Fabric with a crisp smooth texture (7)
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20a
Semi-automatic pistol first patented in Germany in 1898 (5)
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22a
Conjecture (5)
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23a
Staggering (7)
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24a
Come to terms (or to rest) (6)
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25a
Kitchen appliance (6)
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1d
Symbolic figure supposed to bring good luck (6)
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2d
Vestige (5)
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3d
Ancestry, pedigree (7)
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5d
Consumed (5)
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6d
Part of a twining plant — red lint (anag) (7)
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7d
Go beyond (6)
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8d
Coastal town on the Isle of Thanet (11)
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14d
Unconventional (7)
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15d
Institute of higher education (7)
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16d
Parts of a process (6)
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17d
Lilting Irish accent (6)
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19d
Flip chart supporter (5)
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21d
Remorse caused by feeling responsible for doing wrong (5)