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1
a
Corporate raider who sells off parts of a company for personal gain (5,8)
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8
a
Indian state, former Portuguese colony (3)
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9
a
Boring hard cheese (informal) (9)
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10
a
Quickness (8)
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11
a
Form of hydrated silica, often used as a gemstone (4)
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13
a
Clergyman (6)
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14
a
Exist permanently as part of (6)
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16
a
Contest of speed (4)
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17
a
Kept within limits (8)
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20
a
Small thin sausage (9)
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21
a
Be prostrate (3)
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22
a
Someone excessively affected by a hard luck story (8,5)
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1
d
Rage (5)
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2
d
Unscrupulous dealing (5,8)
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3
d
Shyness (8)
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4
d
Provokes — a stunt (anag) (6)
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5
d
Two people considered together (informal) (4)
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6
d
Odds and ends used in a particular pursuit (13)
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7
d
Beat back (7)
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12
d
Instantly (2,1,5)
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13
d
Woody centre of an ear of maize (7)
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15
d
Region (6)
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18
d
Inhabited (5)
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19
d
River crossing (4)
