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1a
Unofficial (communication) (3-3-6)
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9a
Unesco-recognised South American dance (5)
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10a
Divine beings (7)
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11a
Biblical boat-builder (4)
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12a
Time-server (8)
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14a
(Brief) means of ventilation (3-3)
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15a
Soft, silvery-white metal (6)
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18a
Calamity – I'd assert (anag) (8)
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20a
Slant put on information (4)
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22a
How something may be assumed (1,6)
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23a
Take up (5)
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24a
Naval rank equivalent to a sergeant (5,7)
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2d
Travelling show (7)
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3d
(Archaic) trust – wort (anag) (4)
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4d
Last – bear (6)
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5d
Substance released (8)
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6d
Major constellation which includes the star Betelgeuse (5)
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7d
Spot the difference (12)
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8d
Something to brighten up a living room? (8,4)
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13d
Tale of woe told to elicit sympathy (3,5)
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16d
Oiled MP (anag) – suddenly collapse (7)
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17d
Confidence (6)
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19d
Aircraft wing support (5)
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21d
Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar (4)