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1
a
Starry Little Bear ? (4,5)
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8
a
Greek cheese (4)
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9
a
Pouched mammal, e.g. kangaroo (9)
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10
a
Gripping tool – immoral habit (4)
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13
a
Less than zero (5)
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15
a
Owl or nose (6)
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16
a
In a strangely frightening way (6)
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17
a
Person or item supposed to bring good luck (6)
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19
a
Road often bordered by trees (6)
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20
a
Mother-of-pearl – crane (anag) (5)
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21
a
Haze intensified by pollutants (4)
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24
a
Meanie doc (anag) – mixture of finely chopped veg (9)
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25
a
Cereal grain – Anneka or Tim (4)
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26
a
Newspaper article (9)
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2
d
Behind (4)
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3
d
Domed or vaulted recess in church (4)
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4
d
Damage or weaken (6)
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5
d
Impervious to light (6)
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6
d
Lacking (9)
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7
d
Precautionary measure in the event of a fall (6,3)
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11
d
Science – attraction between people (9)
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12
d
Playground game involving numbered squares (9)
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13
d
Galia, water or cantaloupe (5)
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14
d
Deliver the first ball of a point (tennis) (5)
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18
d
Sleeveless tunic – outer dress of a medieval peasant (6)
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19
d
Take into custody (6)
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22
d
Grapes, puss or dough (4)
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23
d
___ Sewell, Black Beauty author (4)