Crossword

Ascend; surmount (5,2)

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Across

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Ascend; surmount (5,2)

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Epithet; additional title (3-4)

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Support; take the side of (4,3)

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Main item of dislike; particular aversion (3,4)

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Head municipal officer of a city (5)

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Hairstyles worn by women in the 1920s (4,5)

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Completely; to the end (3,3,3)

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More dangerous or hopeless (5)

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Embarrassing error; crusty white bread (7)

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Get a move on! (5,2)

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Farming centre of California's Central Valley (7)

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Fealty; fidelity (7)

Down

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Cannon (billiards); ricochet, rebound (5)

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Dentine; piano key (5)

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Of seamen quartered in the forecastle (6,3,4)

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By proxy (Latin) (3,3)

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(US Racing) a 'Triple Crown' event (8,5)

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Makes an attempt; takes a chance (3,1,2)

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Low-lying, often reclaimed lands (6)

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Unofficially not present; (playing) truant (4)

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The ----, Irish area under English rule (4)

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Collections of photographs; records (6)

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London insurance market (6)

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Andy ------ (1928-87), pop art pioneer (6)

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Of the rank of a monarch; majestic (5)

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Recompense; settle the score (5)