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1a
Instrument of punishment used mostly on women — isn't good luck (anag) (7,5)
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9a
Titillating (5)
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10a
Ben Hur's wheels? (7)
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11a
Honey-based alcoholic drink (4)
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12a
American illustrator who put 'Rosie the Riveter' on a 1943 Saturday Evening Post cover (8)
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14a
Extinct primate (6)
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15a
Jot down — LP? (6)
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18a
Experienced person (3-5)
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20a
Refrain (4)
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22a
American folk dance (7)
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23a
Ring (5)
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24a
Inflatable boat (6,6)
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2d
Howl in grief (7)
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3d
Low-lying Caribbean islands (4)
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4d
Tortilla chips topped with melted cheese and spices (6)
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5d
Diamond (as worn by a dame!) (8)
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6d
Suggest (5)
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7d
Ursa Minor (6,6)
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8d
How should I know? (3,2,7)
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13d
Male singer's voice (8)
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16d
Bird that lays the largest egg (7)
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17d
Aniseed-flavoured liqueur (6)
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19d
American swot — bedew (anag) (5)
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21d
Examine intensely (or superficially!) (4)