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1
a
Condition that kills a tree or shrub, starting from the tip of its leaves or from its roots (7)
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8
a
Squeeze out (7)
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9
a
Means of travel (7)
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10
a
Diving seabirds — children's books (7)
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11
a
(Make a) monotonous sound (5)
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13
a
Use of wooden veneers to create a decorative pattern on furniture (9)
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15
a
Danger for over-the-limit drivers? (5,4)
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18
a
Shrub or small tree with scented white flowers and black berries (5)
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21
a
Inconsistent (7)
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22
a
1928 Virginia Woolf novel (7)
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23
a
Straightforward honesty (7)
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24
a
Sadden (7)
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1
d
Piece of turf dug out with a golf club (5)
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2
d
Early anaesthetic (5)
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3
d
Somewhere to stay (13)
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4
d
Custodian (in goal?) (6)
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5
d
What can hide one's feelings (5,5,3)
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6
d
Charmingly old-fashioned (6)
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7
d
Ungenerous (6)
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12
d
Getting this, you'll be upset (4)
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14
d
Ready to eat (4)
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15
d
Outline (6)
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16
d
Commission (6)
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17
d
Write down (for future reference) (6)
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19
d
Close together (5)
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20
d
Origins (5)