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1a
Senior government official of the city states of Venice or Genoa (4)
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3a
Having fun in a sailing boat (8)
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8a
Adult woman (4)
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9a
1,000,000,000,000 (8)
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11a
Salad (6,4)
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14a
Inclined to talk a lot (6)
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15a
Smart (6)
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17a
hp (10)
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20a
God (8)
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21a
Men only (4)
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22a
Suspect (8)
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23a
Precipitation (4)
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1d
State of depression (8)
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2d
Wander aimlessly in search of pleasure (3,5)
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4d
Not anchored (6)
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5d
Device for sending messages, using a mirror and the sun's rays (10)
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6d
___ Murdoch, author, d.1999 (4)
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7d
Slimy oil substance (4)
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10d
Bass or hake seller? (10)
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12d
Longfellow's 19th-century Native American chief (8)
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13d
H (8)
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16d
In fact (2,2,2)
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18d
Work the land (4)
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19d
25 December (4)