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1
a
Rotting animal flesh (7)
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8
a
Small wind instrument with finger holes (7)
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9
a
Concentrate anew (7)
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10
a
Type of living environment (7)
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11
a
Siren (anag) (5)
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13
a
All-consuming (9)
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15
a
Elastic hair fastener (9)
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18
a
First name of two of the Twelve Apostles (5)
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21
a
Erroneously pick up what someone's saying (7)
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22
a
Ringo Starr or Charlie Watts, for example (7)
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23
a
Coherent (7)
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24
a
Optical cleanser (7)
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1
d
One who looks after another (5)
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2
d
Starched frills round the neck, worn by Elizabethans (5)
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3
d
Cause discomfort to (13)
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4
d
One who eats enthusiastically (6)
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5
d
Condiment — use ace bear cub (anag) (8,5)
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6
d
Small restaurant serving wine (6)
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7
d
Succulent plant (6)
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12
d
What Cantor, Clapton, Idle and, indeed, George Orwell all have in common (4)
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14
d
Release (4)
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15
d
Figure of speech based on comparisons (6)
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16
d
Step down (6)
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17
d
Obstacle to be negotiated (6)
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19
d
Female parent (informal) (5)
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20
d
Side that won the American Civil War (5)