Fellow hugging the Parisian tree (6)
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Container housing a paper garment (6)
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Has she exploded, having swallowed explosive drug? (8)
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One beating old age – ran twice! (6,6)
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Plant physics unit in e.g. Dorset (8)
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Useful home device when a person is out (11)
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Repeating liturgy, first to last, with a part of the Bible (7)
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As orderly patients may be dealt with, said US medical student (7)
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Behave frivolously, ditching what could be hard and onerous (5,6)
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The fellow surprisingly genial as a philosopher (8)
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Brazilian dance seeing off a Greek character (6)
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Skilful mum unsmilingly disposing of last of children (8)
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Some rock in church service, followed by a poem (6)
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Fellow hugging the Parisian tree (6)
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Mineral from Spanish region found in mine, bottom of mine (10)
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Goods trendy chaps dumped in street (8)
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Column has one Scottish flower put up in club maybe (8)
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Ruined female occupying one outbuilding (8)
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Irishman taking a very long time to cross island (4)
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See 16
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Model wasting time with friend acting as old man (10)
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Ancient weapon with which a Scottish detective protects Queen (8)
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Star about to confront theologian, fighting fellow (3,5)
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Sick, beset by pains, the chap with little energy left showing fatal weakness (8,4)
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See 9 Across
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One companion and another having hesitation (4)
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English and American soldiers providing protection in Washington (4)