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1
a
Absolute belter (9)
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8
a
Card — raiser (4)
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9
a
Potential cause of harm from micro-organisms (9)
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10
a
Killer whale (4)
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13
a
Put to the sword (5)
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15
a
Setting (6)
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16
a
Evil imp (6)
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17
a
Order restricting movements after a set time (6)
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19
a
White whale (6)
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20
a
Three-note chord — Chinese criminal gang (5)
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21
a
Candle cord (4)
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24
a
Powered equipment (9)
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25
a
Father (4)
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26
a
Deserted urban area (5,4)
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2
d
Separate part (4)
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3
d
James and the Giant Peach author (4)
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4
d
Rub noses (6)
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5
d
Pincered insect (6)
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6
d
Chatty (9)
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7
d
From Kiev, say? (9)
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11
d
Moving as hands do? (9)
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12
d
Item filled in by a golfer (9)
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13
d
Mixed rain and melting snow (5)
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14
d
Moved slowly and cautiously forward (5)
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18
d
The war (anag) (6)
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19
d
Trite anticlimax (6)
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22
d
Biting fly (4)
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23
d
Extract (4)