Crossword

Pink wading bird (8)

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Across

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Pink wading bird (8)

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From the same source (4)

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Preliminary version of a document (5)

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Childhood viral infection (7)

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Cockney idiolect (7,5)

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Affectedly posh (2-2-2)

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Suffocate (6)

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Candid intimate conversation (5-2-5)

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Machine-readable code for retail purposes (3,4)

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Make a speech (5)

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Prong of a fork (4)

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Face up to (8)

Down

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Grow fainter (4)

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Disconcerted, ashamed (7)

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Menace (12)

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Boyish young woman (6)

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Very lightweight wood (5)

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Differ in opinion (8)

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Make a great deal of exultant noise (5,3,4)

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Letters or symbols of a language (8)

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Confused mixture (7)

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Precede (6)

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Protective kitchen garment (5)

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Joke (4)