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5a
Otto, German-born American conductor and composer, d. 1973 (9)
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8a
Was aware of (4)
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9a
It lasts 366 days (4,4)
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10a
Lay eyes on (6)
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11a
Strip (6)
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13a
Squeeze tightly together (6)
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15a
Swindle — sleuth (anag) (6)
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16a
Factors on which a decision is made (8)
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18a
Flops (4)
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19a
Touchy (9)
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1d
Ease up (4,4)
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2d
Looked glad (6)
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3d
Old explosive device used for blasting holes in gates and walls (with which one should avoid hoisting oneself!) (6)
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4d
Flout (4)
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6d
Embellish (speech or writing) with different material — learn dirt (anag) (9)
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7d
Overwhelming victory — natural disaster (9)
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12d
Sudden downturn (8)
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14d
Unorthodox opinion (6)
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15d
Wellbeing (6)
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17d
Plural pronoun, now also used as a gender-neutral substitute for 'she' or 'he' (4)
