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1
a
Something beyond criticism (6,3)
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8
a
Vietnamese capital (5)
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9
a
Helper or attendant (sometimes humble or obedient?) (7)
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10
a
Render motionless (8)
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11
a
Emperor (4)
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13
a
Short-sighted (6)
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14
a
Old mercantile area of Venice (6)
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16
a
Emperor (who fiddled while Rome burned?) d. AD68 (4)
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17
a
Seed of a palm chewed (with its leaves) as a narcotic (5,3)
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19
a
Judge (7)
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20
a
Round Dutch cheese (5)
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21
a
Pine, for example (9)
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1
d
Outfit for a dip (8)
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2
d
Sweet blackcurrant liqueur (6)
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3
d
Get by working (4)
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4
d
Sofa for reclining on (6,6)
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5
d
Carnivorous aquatic bug (5,7)
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6
d
Composite picture (12)
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7
d
Ominous — critical (12)
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12
d
Professional killer (5,3)
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15
d
Order (6)
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18
d
Stockmarket operator gambling on a quick profit (4)