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1a
Give more of a point to (7)
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8a
First letter (7)
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9a
One's hearing aid? (7)
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10a
Rescue (someone) from financial difficulty (4,3)
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11a
Do without (5)
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13a
Wear casual clothes (5,4)
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15a
Somewhere to sit by the sea? (4,5)
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18a
Percussion instrument similar to a xylophone (abbr) (5)
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21a
Army unit, smaller than a division (7)
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22a
Memory loss (7)
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23a
Knick-knack — something new (7)
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24a
Become less intense (4,3)
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1d
Ledge (5)
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2d
Drying rack (5)
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3d
Replicated bio (anag) — it has all the elements! (8,5)
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4d
Active — deft (6)
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5d
20 employed by government departments (5,8)
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6d
Paid male escort (6)
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7d
Protein substance — nut gel (anag) (6)
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12d
Seep out (4)
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14d
Sported (4)
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15d
Expose as untrue (6)
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16d
Hound (6)
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17d
Jack's response when accepting an order! (3,3)
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19d
___ profundo, lowest adult male singing voice (5)
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20d
Stout stick (5)
