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1a
Something you shouldn’t tempt? (4)
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3a
Semolina dish (8)
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8a
Silly me! (4)
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9a
Erudite people (8)
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11a
Equal (5-5)
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14a
Take up – take over (6)
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15a
Froth – agitation (6)
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17a
Excessively well-behaved person (5-5)
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20a
Someone who has overcome danger or trauma (8)
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21a
Blacken (4)
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22a
New York prison (4,4)
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23a
<span>French author of </span><i>Germinal</i> (4)
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1d
Ornamental frills (4-4)
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2d
Design of letters etc. (8)
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4d
Plant with showy flowers (6)
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5d
Like e.g. missiles which can’t travel far (5-5)
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6d
Good but not great … (4)
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7d
… a bit meh (2-2)
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10d
Orchestral works (10)
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12d
Train (for Chattanooga?) (4-4)
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13d
Ambiguous situation (4,4)
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16d
Lie next to (6)
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18d
Egyptian goddess (4)
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19d
Small, insectivorous bird (4)