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1a
Knockout fixture between two teams (3,3)
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4a
Astuteness (6)
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8a
Rover (5)
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9a
Weapon thrown in competitive field events (7)
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10a
Extremely old (7)
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11a
Excellence (5)
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12a
Green peas in an edible pod — spurs anag (anag) (5,4)
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17a
Software module that enhances an existing application (3-2)
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19a
County administered from Norwich (7)
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21a
Crisp lustrous fabric (7)
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22a
Doomed person (informal) (5)
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23a
Short-lived insect (6)
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24a
(Of hair) pale yellow to yellowish brown (6)
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1d
___ Black, British-Canadian ex-newspaper publisher (6)
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2d
Abrasive stones (7)
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3d
Code for I (5)
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5d
Stone Age chap? (7)
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6d
A grinder? (5)
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7d
XC (6)
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9d
Tropical and subtropical bush or tree with lilac-coloured flowers (9)
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13d
Well-mannered (7)
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14d
Largest city by population in Arizona (7)
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15d
Small chicken (6)
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16d
Piste (3,3)
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18d
Silly — yellow flower (informal) (5)
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20d
Majestic (5)