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1a
Make germ-free (9)
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8a
Looped cross, ancient Egyptian symbol of life (4)
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9a
Dug up (9)
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10a
__ Idle, member of Monty Python's Flying Circus (4)
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13a
Aspersions (5)
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15a
Organ grinder's companion? (6)
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16a
Comply (6)
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17a
Stuck-up (2-2-2)
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19a
Girl's name — portion of the Catholic Mass (6)
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20a
Look happy (5)
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21a
Sack — cause for alarm? (4)
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24a
Central American country (9)
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25a
Always (4)
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26a
Formerly (2,3,4)
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2d
Part of a fork (4)
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3d
Thoroughfare (4)
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4d
In the recent past (6)
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5d
Tango's predecessor (6)
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6d
Behind with payments (2,7)
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7d
Vanity Fair author (9)
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11d
Made louder (9)
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12d
Plain (9)
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13d
Favoured competitors — bird-feeder contents (5)
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14d
Climb (5)
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18d
Sum of money (6)
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19d
Protein present in wheat (6)
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22d
Leave out (4)
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23d
Close with a bang (4)
