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Bird, duck takes advantage of first of ponds in school (5,7)
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Unhappy about site, if remarkably content (9)
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Let into circle, a senator (5)
Seat hurled, did you say? (6)
Wrong kit, names incorrect (8)
Try a story, no. 1 usually? (6)
Balloon blown, as spinning left (8)
Denial from France about a European emperor (8)
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More than one pin proves fascinating (6)
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Victor, defender (8)
Crossword writer, one turning to jelly? (6)
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Betting odds, numbers originally cut (5)
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A report in place for orbiter (9)
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Container in good colour, smooth surface (7,5)
Down
Mark owns hot ticket (7)
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Thorough, say (5)
Key turned as let in after entrances cleared (9)
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Container companion filled with iodine (4)
Star granted immunity, initially worried (3,5)
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Little bird of woodland leaving egg, tawny primarily (5)
Remove people in sports day event (4,4)
Heart, from which army officer's spoken? (6)
First of physicists in the lab, a kooky set of characters (8)
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A few light smudges in colourless banner (5,4)
Great reduction in fuel (8)
King in particular on head of large foreign coin (6)
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Doctor in rush, working (7)
Filling in canapes, tomato sauce! (5)
Second time given staple food (5)
Cash raised for public school (4)
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