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5a
Root vegetable — tattoos weep (anag) (5,6)
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7a
Small but persistent leak (4)
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8a
Bring back to life (8)
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9a
Remote place used by those on the run (7)
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11a
Unimportant (5)
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13a
Surface gloss (5)
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14a
Agree (7)
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16a
Friendliness (8)
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17a
Wind (4)
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18a
I'm nattering (anag) — reaching a conclusion (11)
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1d
Sound alert? (4)
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2d
Fledgeling business (7)
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3d
Place to shelter by the doorway (5)
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4d
Ma's sense (anag) — lack of variety (8)
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5d
Frank and honest (informal) (8-3)
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6d
Yet to be dealt with (11)
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10d
Optician's reading material (3,5)
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12d
A place to write? (7)
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15d
Extent (5)
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17d
Film extract (4)
