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1
a
Hotel vegetable? (5,7)
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9
a
Foretell from signs (5)
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10
a
Using more words than necessary (7)
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11
a
Herb (4)
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12
a
What in the US is called a sidewalk (8)
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14
a
Frantically busy (6)
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15
a
Buzz cut, bun or braids perhaps (6)
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18
a
Support and strengthen from below (8)
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20
a
Precious stone (4)
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22
a
Willingly fulfilling obligations (7)
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23
a
Taylor or bird? (5)
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24
a
Happy and significant occasion (3-6,3)
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2
d
Kind and beautiful – like Gabriel, perhaps? (7)
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3
d
Man-eating giant (4)
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4
d
Warning (6)
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5
d
Canal boat crew bloke (8)
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6
d
Regained complete consciousness (5)
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7
d
Coat metal using current to transfer ions (12)
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8
d
Emergency motorway stopping area (4,8)
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13
d
Rail fire (anag) (3,5)
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16
d
Very accurate copy (7)
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17
d
Flower – colour (6)
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19
d
Old-fashioned – accompanied romantically (5)
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21
d
Operator (4)