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1a
Personification of winter weather (4,5)
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8a
Japanese form of wrestling (4)
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9a
One of the four provinces of South Africa from 1910 to 1994 (9)
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10a
Aromatic plant used in cookery (4)
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13a
Precipice (5)
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15a
Chess piece (6)
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16a
Sentimental (like wet snow?) (6)
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17a
Aromatic seed used in cookery (6)
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19a
Headgear (from Central America?) (6)
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20a
Defy (5)
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21a
Lie in wait (4)
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24a
Vertical supporting post (9)
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25a
The wit one was born with! (4)
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26a
Gloss over (9)
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2d
Israeli port, last city held by the Crusaders until 1291 (4)
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3d
Chess piece (4)
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4d
Provoke disgust (6)
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5d
County, home to Alton Towers (abbr) (6)
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6d
Household name in Tinseltown? (9)
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7d
Headgear (for ranchers?) (6,3)
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11d
Pinchpenny (9)
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12d
Big turtle (anag) (9)
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13d
Main (5)
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14d
Move lightly, as if suspended (5)
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18d
Unexpected setback (6)
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19d
Small basketful of fruit (6)
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22d
Irish playwright, d. 1950 (4)
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23d
13 down (4)