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1
a
Where an impasse prevents further progress towards agreement (8,5)
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8
a
Verve (4)
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9
a
Panicked rush (8)
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10
a
Sense of isolation — less online (anag) (10)
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12
a
Creative work (6)
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14
a
Until now (2,4)
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15
a
Agreement resolving a dispute (10)
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19
a
Nickname ('Little Boot') of Rome's third emperor, assassinated AD 41, aged 28 (8)
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20
a
Light-hearted entertainment (4)
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21
a
Situation with marked pros and cons (5,8)
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2
d
Money taken by a business in a year (8)
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3
d
Nearby (5)
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4
d
Fill with new ideas (7)
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5
d
Mark (5)
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6
d
Anti (7)
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7
d
Point on a plant stem from which leaves grow (4)
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11
d
Film star's double for the hard bits (5,3)
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13
d
Remaining trace (7)
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14
d
All I get (anag) (7)
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16
d
When it's up, it's OK (5)
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17
d
Conventions (5)
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18
d
Japanese drink made from fermented rice (4)
