Crossword

Underwater shelf (4)

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Across

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Underwater shelf (4)

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Debacle (8)

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Smoke (4)

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Person with a mortgage (8)

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Bland (5-5)

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Medicinal herb (6)

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Categorise (6)

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Baku’s country (10)

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Refutation (8)

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Boas (anag) (4)

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Most outstanding woman – or insect? (5,3)

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Page (4)

Down

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Manufacturing path where cords are twisted (8)

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Gushing (8)

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Pipe for flavoured tobacco (6)

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If it can fail, it will (7,3)

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Weld (anag) (4)

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Airs (anag) (4)

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Bishkek’s country (10)

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Right word at the right time (3,5)

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Mexican deadlock? (5-3)

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Refined (6)

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Baghdad’s country (4)

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Reed instrument (4)