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1a
Alas (13)
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8a
What a male customer’s called (3)
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9a
Already taken (6,3)
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10a
Sudden downwards spiral (8)
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11a
Tiny brown bird (4)
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13a
Vet films, for instance (6)
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14a
(Under) pressure (6)
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16a
Breathe heavily (4)
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17a
Spirit, appliance or gown (8)
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20a
I tailored (anag) – newspaper opinion piece (9)
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21a
Seize (informally) (3)
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22a
It’s in the hands of the motorist (8,5)
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1d
Disturbed (5)
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2d
Diplomatic UK government department (7,6)
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3d
Electrical component controlling current flow (8)
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4d
An ideal world (6)
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5d
Top spot (4)
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6d
Fizz (13)
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7d
Old man’s underpants (1-6)
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12d
Single-storey home (8)
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13d
A conifer (7)
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15d
Blend (6)
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18d
It lists the contents (5)
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19d
___ Mother Should Know, 1967 Beatles song (4)
