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1
a
Refractory (8)
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5
a
Long narrative poem (4)
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9
a
Hooded snake (5)
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10
a
Unforeseen difficulty (7)
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11
a
Portable two-way radio (6-6)
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13
a
Shropshire market town with a castle (6)
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14
a
Large arboreal lizard (6)
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17
a
Pay — our men earn it (anag) (12)
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20
a
Japanese warrior (7)
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21
a
Fatigued (5)
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22
a
Cry of pain (4)
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23
a
Henry VIII's favourite warship, resurrected in 1982 (4,4)
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1
d
Fire (4)
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2
d
Scold (7)
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3
d
West Midlands industrialised area (5,7)
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4
d
Torn (6)
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6
d
Mischievous trick (5)
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7
d
Dead end (3-2-3)
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8
d
At once (8,4)
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12
d
In the open air (8)
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15
d
Savoury pear-shaped fruit (7)
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16
d
Name given to Beethoven's Symphony No 3 (6)
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18
d
Imitate (5)
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19
d
Cowshed (4)