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1
a
Intensive programme of instruction (5,6)
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9
a
Indian dish of curried meat in a tomato-based sauce (5,4)
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10
a
Commotion (3)
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11
a
Small, usually nocturnal, lizard (5)
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13
a
Increase rapidly — eg Bruno (anag) (7)
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14
a
White-coated stoat (6)
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15
a
Ring of light around a luminous object (6)
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18
a
Baltic capital (7)
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20
a
Colossus (5)
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21
a
Decay (which can be dry) (3)
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22
a
Detailed —complicated (9)
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24
a
Puberty (11)
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2
d
Equip with masts or sails (3)
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3
d
Isle of Wight resort (7)
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4
d
Merseyside town — White Christmas singer (6)
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5
d
Guide — Poe's Fall of the House of ___ (5)
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6
d
One who takes the blame for others (9)
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7
d
Consisting of small disconnected parts (11)
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8
d
Writing implement (8,3)
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12
d
Finished (9)
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16
d
Final result (7)
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17
d
Chronicles (6)
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19
d
Perfectly suited (5)
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23
d
Electric discharge between two points (3)