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1a
Games' flame carrier (7,5)
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9a
Proper (5)
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10a
Government head (7)
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11a
Part of speech (4)
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12a
Former love? (3,5)
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14a
Fungus — I'm lewd (anag) (6)
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15a
For free (6)
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18a
Last drink of the day? (8)
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20a
One whose word cannot be trusted (4)
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22a
Dangers (7)
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23a
Old tax to support Church and clergy (5)
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24a
Gymnastic apparatus (8,4)
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2d
Joke to make somebody believe what isn't true (3-4)
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3d
Hand — glove (4)
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4d
Transfix (6)
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5d
Rent-free (anag) — tropical plant with a thick woody stem and a crown of large fronds (4,4)
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6d
Indian side dish of yogurt, chopped cucumber and spices (5)
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7d
Central London road with many a doctor's consulting rooms (6,6)
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8d
Negotiating tactic of making credible threats in the hope of winning concessions (12)
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13d
Either of two large chest muscles (8)
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16d
Social media messaging service (7)
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17d
Bother (6)
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19d
One who looks (into space?) for ages (5)
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21d
Counterfoil (4)
