Crossword

Alas (13)

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Across

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Alas (13)

8

What a male customer’s called (3)

9

Already taken (6,3)

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Sudden downwards spiral (8)

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Tiny brown bird (4)

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Vet films, for instance (6)

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(Under) pressure (6)

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Breathe heavily (4)

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Spirit, appliance or gown (8)

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I tailored (anag) – newspaper opinion piece (9)

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Seize (informally) (3)

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It’s in the hands of the motorist (8,5)

Down

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Disturbed (5)

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Diplomatic UK government department (7,6)

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Electrical component controlling current flow (8)

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An ideal world (6)

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Top spot (4)

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Fizz (13)

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Old man’s underpants (1-6)

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Single-storey home (8)

13

A conifer (7)

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Blend (6)

18

It lists the contents (5)

19

___ Mother Should Know, 1967 Beatles song (4)