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1a
Popedom (6)
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4a
Sharp blow – large quantity (5)
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7a
Passage (6)
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8a
Desert (6)
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9a
Mixer (4)
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10a
Of the Boat Race contenders? (8)
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12a
<i>The Starry Night</i><span>, for example</span> (3,8)
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17a
Strong current beneath the surface (8)
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19a
Foul odour – syncopated music (4)
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20a
Mineral used in plaster of Paris (6)
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21a
Plane without an engine (6)
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22a
Expression of non-committal response (2-3)
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23a
Troublesome (as reef or sheepshank?) (6)
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1d
Wind instrument (7)
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2d
Overcome (7)
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3d
Soviet space traveller (9)
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4d
Adam's ale (5)
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5d
Pantomime character with a cave? (7)
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6d
Renal organ (6)
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11d
Movement attracting support (9)
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13d
Thorough (2-5)
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14d
Thrust upon (7)
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15d
Science of artillery (7)
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16d
Martial art (4,2)
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18d
Thick grass alongside fairway (5)