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1a
Refractory (8)
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5a
Long narrative poem (4)
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9a
Hooded snake (5)
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10a
Unforeseen difficulty (7)
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11a
Portable two-way radio (6-6)
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13a
Shropshire market town with a castle (6)
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14a
Large arboreal lizard (6)
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17a
Pay — our men earn it (anag) (12)
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20a
Japanese warrior (7)
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21a
Fatigued (5)
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22a
Cry of pain (4)
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23a
Henry VIII's favourite warship, resurrected in 1982 (4,4)
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1d
Fire (4)
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2d
Scold (7)
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3d
West Midlands industrialised area (5,7)
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4d
Torn (6)
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6d
Mischievous trick (5)
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7d
Dead end (3-2-3)
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8d
At once (8,4)
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12d
In the open air (8)
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15d
Savoury pear-shaped fruit (7)
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16d
Name given to Beethoven's Symphony No 3 (6)
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18d
Imitate (5)
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19d
Cowshed (4)
