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1a
Arctic coke (anag) – dragon with a bird’s head (10)
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7a
Chinese city with a name meaning ‘on the sea’ (8)
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8a
Near (4)
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9a
Bleak, crime-ridden genre of fiction (4)
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10a
Idler (7)
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12a
Sussex resort (6,5)
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14a
Sequester (7)
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16a
Two-dimensional measurement (4)
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19a
Palindromic word for ‘look’ (4)
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20a
Utopian (8)
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21a
Relish (10)
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1d
Leonard or Sacha Baron? (5)
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2d
Sly (7)
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3d
Yearn (4)
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4d
Friendly teasing (8)
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5d
One with a pessimistic view of human nature (5)
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6d
Says yes (6)
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11d
Creature proverbially associated with poor memory (8)
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12d
Maker of alcoholic drinks (6)
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13d
Primate (7)
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15d
Flower – Maurice Leblanc’s gentleman thief (5)
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17d
Tea named after an Indian state (5)
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18d
Optical aid – urban centre of the Pas-de-Calais coal basin (4)
