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1a
Decorated with bands (7)
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8a
Hard silvery-white metal used in alloys with platinum, Rh (7)
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9a
Truth (7)
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10a
Time out (7)
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11a
Shanghai's underground system (5)
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13a
Porter's lodge (9)
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15a
According to a strict interpretation of the rules — I catch Len (anag) (9)
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18a
Unbusy bee? (5)
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21a
Place to find a surprise gift (4,3)
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22a
Red panda — cabaret (anag) (7)
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23a
Unsophisticated (7)
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24a
Optic relief (3-4)
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1d
Jostling mass of people (5)
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2d
Undergo a chemical change (5)
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3d
Right of succession belonging to the eldest child (13)
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4d
Try rod (anag) (3,3)
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5d
Well-known public figure (9,4)
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6d
Social circle (6)
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7d
Hamper (6)
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12d
River rising in the Czech Republic and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven in Germany (4)
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14d
Steer clear of (4)
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15d
Syphoning equipment (6)
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16d
Morally pure (6)
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17d
Bit of old road? (6)
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19d
O — Wilde (5)
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20d
Finish what's on the plate (3,2)
