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1
a
Woman’s tight-fitting garment – ___-ripper (6)
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4
a
Gain freedom (6)
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9
a
Treatment that has no active properties (7)
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10
a
Card used in fortune-telling (5)
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11
a
One of seven deadly sins (5)
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12
a
Thick chunky soup, often including clams (7)
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13
a
Sooty or Sweep, e.g. (5,6)
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18
a
Group of senior ministers – cupboard (7)
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20
a
Bewildered – on the ocean (2,3)
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22
a
Alarm, screen or signal (5)
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23
a
Couple (7)
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24
a
Snooker player or boy wizard (6)
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25
a
Snowmobile (6)
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1
d
Road avoiding e.g. congested area (6)
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2
d
A cord (anag) – Malfoy, 24a’s adversary (5)
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3
d
The Cherry Orchard’s Russian playwright (7)
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5
d
Fight or argument (3-2)
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6
d
Shorten – bag ride (anag) (7)
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7
d
Restaurant or cafe (6)
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8
d
King Edward lounging on sofa? (5,6)
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14
d
Scientist’s protective garment (3,4)
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15
d
Bird (or butterfly?) (7)
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16
d
Behaves badly (4,2)
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17
d
Summerhouse offering a view (6)
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19
d
Female relative (5)
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21
d
Weapon – e.g. Excalibur (5)
