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Across
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Little European 4 (7)
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See 12 down
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Steer clear of 4 (4)
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Person grabbing tie, individual showed respect (5,4)
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Plonker, partner coming after wife (5)
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Essentially silent, if bewildered (2,6)
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Bacterial infection you once discovered by the way (4)
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Beat runner, for example (5)
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4 behind 23 and 6 hearing old sovereign? (4)
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Very quick, when working out? (8)
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Travel past item of headgear (5)
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Place for prayer when keen on iniquity, reportedly (9)
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Ultimately blunted instrument: Prince Andrew, say (4)
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4 in audible Pamplona stampede? (7)
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European gaining access to husband's love nest (7)
Down
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First of all, our adventurer happening upon a Pacific island (4)
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Small fish served two ways for director (5,3)
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Shapeless length in copper (6)
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Frogs, say — or toads, worms and rats? (4,4)
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Games set up for pets (6)
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Deserve Ashes trophy, did you say? (4)
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Try sending up musical icon of the sixties in audition, 4 (9,6)
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4, wetter setter? (5,7)
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Artist's line on the ground? (5)
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Intolerant greedy banks reeling, at first (8)
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Drop clearly seen climbing briefly across peaks of other states (8)
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Porky 9 (6)
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See 11
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Algae, 4? (4)
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Twist knife initially with blood over it (4)