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5a
Ruthlessly competitive (3-3-3)
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8a
Vitality (informal) (4)
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9a
Small low house (8)
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10a
Ta-ra! (informal) (2,4)
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11a
Like egg yolk (6)
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13a
Bagged (anag) — complete rotter! (3,3)
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15a
Hard to bear (6)
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16a
Nutty (informal) (8)
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18a
Mislay (4)
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19a
With the order reversed (4,5)
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1d
Small tropical animal that eats snakes, rats and birds' eggs (8)
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2d
Leaves holder (3,3)
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3d
Sharply painful (6)
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4d
Goya (anag) (4)
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6d
Extinct terrestrial reptiles (9)
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7d
Spaghetti dish (9)
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12d
Protestant opposed to Northern Ireland ever joining a united Ireland (8)
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14d
North American name for a ground squirrel — a resident of Minnesota (6)
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15d
Giggle (6)
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17d
Elegance (4)
