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1a
Highly regarded (4-7-2)
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8a
West Side Story duet (7)
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9a
Puff adder, for instance (5)
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10a
Kitten or Cuban? (4)
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11a
Soldiers’ home (8)
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13a
Actor’s way of doing something? (6)
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14a
City in northern Italy, birthplace of Enzo Ferrari (6)
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17a
Stealing (8)
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19a
Russian, Dutch or rag? (4)
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21a
Out of condition (5)
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22a
One of Switzerland’s official languages (7)
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24a
Candle and conker tree (5,8)
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1d
Rainy (3)
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2d
Not strict (7)
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3d
(Informal) clothing (4)
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4d
Money (or time) spent (6)
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5d
Boss (8)
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6d
Point of a conversation? (5)
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7d
Head off (9)
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10d
Uncomfortable fact to be told about oneself (4,5)
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12d
Small warship – and a US sports car (8)
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15d
Love or hate, for instance (7)
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16d
Spectre (6)
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18d
Surmise (5)
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20d
Betters (4)
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23d
Mesh (3)