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1a
Open to doubt (13)
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8a
Sturdy broad-chested British icon (7)
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9a
Ritziness (5)
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10a
Brother (4)
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11a
Iron— wedge (4,4)
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13a
Back scrubber (6)
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14a
Republic of China (6)
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17a
French posterior (8)
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19a
Light glancing touch (4)
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21a
Song or film from the past, perhaps golden (5)
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22a
Extensive landed property — needs me (anag) (7)
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24a
Begin to get better (4,3,6)
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1d
'Rose and Crown' or 'Dog and Duck'? (3)
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2d
Virginia Woolf novel — Kathleen Hale's Marmalade Cat (7)
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3d
Island that hosts the annual Venice Film Festival (4)
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4d
Fly larva (6)
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5d
It involves a rope and two teams (3,2,3)
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6d
Cool down (5)
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7d
Couch potato (9)
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10d
Bungling (9)
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12d
Obvious (8)
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15d
Pentecost (7)
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16d
Walk wearily (6)
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18d
Cyclist (5)
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20d
Bullets (4)
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23d
Fruiting part of corn (3)