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1a
Beast at social events? (5,6)
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9a
Red drops (9)
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10a
Dish baked in pastry (3)
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11a
Ceremonial garments (5)
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13a
Condiment produced from the briny (3,4)
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14a
Cooking fat (6)
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15a
Guidance (6)
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18a
University college in Cambridge, Dublin or Oxford (7)
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20a
Dark — thing (anag) (5)
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21a
Clamour (3)
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22a
Creep (9)
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24a
Very tight end to a race (5,6)
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2d
Dope (3)
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3d
Hot red pepper (7)
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4d
Discrimination against those getting on a bit? (6)
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5d
World's most populous country (5)
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6d
Desirable (9)
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7d
Thanklessness (11)
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8d
Most prominent position? (6,5)
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12d
1,000,000,000th (9)
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16d
Plant (or animal) naturalised in a region (7)
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17d
I (6)
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19d
Stein (anag) (5)
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23d
Coach (3)