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5a
Avoid awkwardness when meeting for the first time (5,3,3)
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7a
Sudden unexpected departure (4)
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8a
One who claims to heed the voice of the people (8)
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9a
Large cushion filled with foam or granules for sitting on (7)
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11a
Vindictiveness (5)
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13a
Turn out (5)
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14a
Associate (7)
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16a
Grendel and Godzilla? (8)
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17a
Something tedious and boring (4)
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18a
It gets orders to execute (6,5)
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1d
Portable outdoor shelter (4)
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2d
Where drivers learn to deal with slippery conditions (7)
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3d
Mediterranean herb, ingredient in a bouquet garni (5)
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4d
Wheels would come off the axle without it (8)
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5d
Unassailable (11)
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6d
What can hold things together — it's balanced (anag) (7,4)
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10d
Vessel said to have grounded on Mount Ararat (5,3)
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12d
Own (7)
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15d
Implied (5)
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17d
Medication (4)
