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1a
Musical notation indicating the number of beats to a measure (4,9)
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8a
In Samuel Taylor Coleridge's epic 1798 poem he was 'ancient' (7)
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9a
Showing signs of wear and tear (5)
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10a
One dollar (informal) (4)
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11a
Straw broad-brimmed hat — robs more (anag) (8)
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13a
Hooded waterproof jacket (6)
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14a
Poor densely populated city area (6)
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17a
Lamp oil (8)
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19a
Hee-haw (4)
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21a
Easy (5)
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22a
Lock-securing mesh? (7)
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24a
Jokes about painful subjects (7,6)
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1d
Feline fellow? (3)
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2d
African country independent since 1956, previously a French protectorate (7)
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3d
Transport (4)
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4d
One of three monsters, sisters with sharp fangs and hair of venomous snakes (6)
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5d
European motorway — a NATO hub (anag) (8)
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6d
Free (5)
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7d
Study of word development (9)
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10d
Jolly Roger (5,4)
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12d
Artificially high singing tones (8)
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15d
Canada's largest city (7)
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16d
Parts of a foot (6)
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18d
Imperial (5)
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20d
Location in France (4)
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23d
Prominent rock on a hill (3)