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1a
Where an impasse prevents further progress towards agreement (8,5)
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8a
Verve (4)
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9a
Panicked rush (8)
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10a
Sense of isolation — less online (anag) (10)
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12a
Creative work (6)
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14a
Until now (2,4)
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15a
Agreement resolving a dispute (10)
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19a
Nickname ('Little Boot') of Rome's third emperor, assassinated AD 41, aged 28 (8)
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20a
Light-hearted entertainment (4)
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21a
Situation with marked pros and cons (5,8)
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2d
Money taken by a business in a year (8)
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3d
Nearby (5)
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4d
Fill with new ideas (7)
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5d
Mark (5)
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6d
Anti (7)
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7d
Point on a plant stem from which leaves grow (4)
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11d
Film star's double for the hard bits (5,3)
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13d
Remaining trace (7)
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14d
All I get (anag) (7)
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16d
When it's up, it's OK (5)
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17d
Conventions (5)
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18d
Japanese drink made from fermented rice (4)
