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1
a
Challenging (9)
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8
a
Irish county — salad cream (4)
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9
a
Enduring courage (9)
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10
a
Swirling current (4)
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13
a
Sound like a cat (5)
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15
a
Situation causing delay (6)
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16
a
Spectre (6)
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17
a
Maker of knives etc (6)
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19
a
Quick temper — spite (6)
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20
a
The people (Greek) (5)
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21
a
Convent residents (4)
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24
a
German air force (9)
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25
a
Disorderly retreat (4)
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26
a
Unable to hear at all (5,4)
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2
d
Press (4)
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3
d
Seizures (4)
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4
d
Herb of the mint family, attractive to some pets (6)
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5
d
Shropshire market town (6)
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6
d
Dickens novel (4,5)
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7
d
Packaging material — telephony (anag) (9)
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11
d
Sharp practice (9)
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12
d
Radioactive material, Pu (9)
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13
d
Softened (5)
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14
d
Fillings rolled up in soft tortillas (5)
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18
d
Final score (6)
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19
d
Become gentler (6)
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22
d
Cooking fat (4)
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23
d
Eighth-century king of Mercia (4)