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1
a
Attempt to acquire a new skill in (3,4,4,2)
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8
a
Sodium chloride, eg (4)
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9
a
Striped, burrowing squirrel (8)
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10
a
Group of basic foods – with metallic taste? (6,4)
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12
a
Starter (UK/Aus); main (US) (6)
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14
a
Largest digit (3,3)
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15
a
Discussion in bed (6,4)
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19
a
Each year (3,5)
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20
a
Citrus fruit skin (4)
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21
a
Eg Twinkle, Twinkle and Mary, Mary (7,6)
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2
d
Hot and sweaty while cooking Sunday lunch? (8)
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3
d
Readily available (2,3)
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4
d
Eliminate (bodily waste) (7)
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5
d
Eponymous protagonist of Johanna Spyri novel (5)
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6
d
Identifying label (4,3)
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7
d
Tuscan river (4)
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11
d
Grow together, fuse – close ace (anag) (8)
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13
d
Says again (7)
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14
d
Loaf – embarrassing blunder (7)
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16
d
Relating to the moon (5)
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17
d
State of agitation (5)
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18
d
Male lover (4)
