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1a
Extreme (8)
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5a
Spineless creature (4)
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9a
American pie (5)
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10a
Very protective (7)
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11a
Specifically (12)
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13a
Sets aside (6)
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14a
Connecting punctuation mark (6)
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17a
Rags-to-riches tale (7,5)
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20a
Skin around a nail (7)
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21a
Pre-eminent (5)
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22a
Reverberate (4)
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23a
Immaculate (8)
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1d
Bitter flavouring (4)
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2d
Uninhabited granite island in the North Atlantic (7)
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3d
Nicest county (anag) – area represented by a British MP (12)
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4d
Spurn (6)
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6d
Distinctive smell (5)
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7d
Walking slowly (8)
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8d
London medical district (6,6)
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12d
Attack in which many are killed (8)
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15d
Brave woman (7)
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16d
Napping (6)
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18d
See – the ball game (5)
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19d
More alternative? (4)
