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1
a
Stout staff used by mountain climbers (10)
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7
a
Thorny shrub with red blossoms, native to Japan (8)
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8
a
Something used in baking and roasting (4)
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9
a
Hoofed grazer (4)
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10
a
Area that includes China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan and most of Siberia (3,4)
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12
a
Vicissitudes (3,3,5)
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14
a
Praise (7)
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16
a
Spike — insult (4)
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19
a
Injure and leave permanently disfigured (4)
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20
a
Bighead (8)
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21
a
Living side by side (2-8)
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1
d
Grant (5)
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2
d
Mastery (7)
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3
d
Hammered spike (4)
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4
d
Holder of leaves for a brew (3,5)
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5
d
Selected one thing rather than another (5)
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6
d
In opposition to (6)
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11
d
Holder of powdered tobacco (8)
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12
d
Transfer data from one computer to another (6)
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13
d
Quarrel bitterly (7)
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15
d
J's coded lover? (5)
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17
d
Explode (5)
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18
d
Raised platform (4)
