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1a
Set off — character in Only Fools and Horses (7)
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8a
Suffer mental stress (7)
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9a
Freezing (3-4)
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10a
Type of rock formed from magma, for example (7)
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11a
Dawdle (5)
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13a
Short-term (9)
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15a
Synthetic playing surface (9)
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18a
Stand out — Microsoft program (5)
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21a
Booze (7)
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22a
(Of a disease) present in a certain place (7)
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23a
Lady who will succeed? (7)
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24a
Find a solution (to something) (4,3)
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1d
Chinese criminal gang (5)
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2d
Perfect (5)
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3d
Excessively proper person — killjoy (5,3-5)
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4d
Element discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie (6)
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5d
Juvenile delinquent (5,8)
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6d
Maoism (anag) (6)
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7d
Brave – irritable (6)
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12d
Music and literature, say (4)
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14d
Wild party (4)
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15d
Lack of interest (6)
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16d
A manoeuvre to achieve a specific goal (6)
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17d
Except if… (6)
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19d
Brief performance by a well-known actor (5)
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20d
Legal (5)