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1a
Senseless (4)
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3a
Refuse to abandon one's position (5,3)
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9a
Project generating a safe steady return (4,3)
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10a
Of clear mind (5)
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11a
Nearby (5)
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12a
Gone off (6)
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14a
Sacrifice (5,8)
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17a
Religious cult involving witchcraft and animistic deities (6)
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19a
(Make) a continuous rhythmic sound (5)
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22a
Wrote down (5)
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23a
Inhabitant (7)
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24a
Causing concern (8)
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25a
Operatic song for a solo voice (4)
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1d
Dickens' Nicholas (8)
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2d
What one must face when caught out? (5)
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4d
Historic fortress on the Thames (5,2,6)
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5d
Synthetic fibre (5)
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6d
Italian operatic composer, d. 1924 (7)
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7d
(Of a sum of money) considerable (4)
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8d
Feline — let coo (anag) (6)
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13d
Obsession with oneself (8)
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15d
Feathered wake-up caller (7)
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16d
Degree (6)
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18d
Parent (sometimes with long legs or sugar) (5)
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20d
Stubble cutter (5)
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21d
Chew (4)