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  1. 1 a Wolfish (6)
  2. 4 a Overwhelm – water-logged ground (5)
  3. 7 a Give birth to piglets (6)
  4. 8 a Attic room (6)
  5. 9 a Horn, lace or nail (4)
  6. 10 a ABC (8)
  7. 12 a Feathered game projectile (11)
  8. 17 a Eg bikini or business suit (3-5)
  9. 19 a Venom-tooth of a snake (4)
  10. 20 a Perhaps keep Feasts in this part of fridge? (6)
  11. 21 a Italian city built on lagoon (6)
  12. 22 a Chatty – flatulent (5)
  13. 23 a In the Land of Nod (6)
  14. 1 d Detests (7)
  15. 2 d Upstart – rave pun (anag) (7)
  16. 3 d ___ upon Tyne (9)
  17. 4 d Secret store (5)
  18. 5 d Requiring oxygen for respiration (7)
  19. 6 d Hot ___ (controversial issue) (6)
  20. 11 d Keeps safe – jams (9)
  21. 13 d Owls, eg (7)
  22. 14 d Cause of displeasure (7)
  23. 15 d Marsh-marigold – Charles’s drinking vessel? (7)
  24. 16 d One of four on a violin (6)
  25. 18 d Creamy-white (5)

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