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1a
Intrigue (6)
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4a
Rigidly old-fashioned (6)
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9a
Novice (7)
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10a
Select a target (3,2)
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11a
Youngest of the Bennet sisters in Pride and Prejudice (5)
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12a
Unusual (7)
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13a
Closely question (11)
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18a
Third and last epoch of the three divisions of European prehistory (4,3)
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20a
Something used by mountaineers, college porters and beavers (5)
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22a
Pile of stones (5)
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23a
Lacking the means to fight back (7)
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24a
In a straightforward way (6)
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25a
Superfluous (6)
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1d
Wooden bench with 6s and a high back (6)
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2d
Discerned (5)
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3d
Authority (7)
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5d
Swallow in a single draft (5)
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6d
Smarter (anag) (7)
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7d
Deceased's money and property (6)
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8d
Capable — of cruel ruse (anag) (11)
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14d
Silvery metal used in superconducting alloys, Nb (7)
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15d
Brave — charmer (7)
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16d
Travelling show (6)
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17d
Piercing instrument (6)
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19d
Quash (5)
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21d
Walt Disney's (stupid?) flying elephant (5)