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1a
Host (4)
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3a
Fettered (8)
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9a
Type of terrier (3,4)
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10a
Tiny dot in a cathode-ray tube screen image (5)
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11a
Embellish (5)
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12a
Lure (6)
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14a
Confidence in one's own abilities (4-9)
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17a
Foggy — incomprehensible (6)
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19a
Essential — lively (5)
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22a
Chosen as the best (5)
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23a
Neither (anag) (7)
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24a
Imaginary monsters used to scare children (8)
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25a
Huge (4)
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1d
Evaluate (8)
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2d
Phrase on a coat of arms (5)
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4d
With haste and confusion (6-7)
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5d
Get it in the neck (informal) (3,2)
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6d
Dictionary (7)
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7d
Yawn-inducing? (4)
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8d
Obsolete gold coin (6)
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13d
Greek (8)
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15d
Becoming void (7)
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16d
Critical examination (6)
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18d
Line of people waiting (5)
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20d
Bind (3,2)
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21d
Bouquet garni component (4)