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1a
Empty talk (4)
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3a
Ultimate right to decide (5,3)
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8a
Circuit (4)
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9a
Vindictive (8)
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11a
Paddington Bear's favoured garment (6,4)
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14a
Humid (6)
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15a
Walked purposefully (6)
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17a
Makeshift (10)
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20a
Stevenage, Corby and Skelmersdale, for example (3,5)
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21a
Cab (4)
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22a
Annoyed (8)
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23a
Previously (4)
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1d
Highly-prized item (4,4)
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2d
Visitor numbers (8)
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4d
Collision — shock (6)
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5d
Magnetic (10)
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6d
Secure — a place to keep valuables (4)
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7d
Cry out in pain (4)
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10d
Sculptor known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze figures, d. 1986 (5,5)
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12d
Crew member who never does a stroke (8)
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13d
What tops an article (8)
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16d
Flinch — fawn (6)
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18d
One looks down on others (4)
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19d
Mug up (4)