Across
Fascinating time legally recognised (12)
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See one mat and another mat turned on the same side (4,5)
Head measurer (5)
Improvement when put off vessel (6)
A cold, cold ebbing river into which ship entered (8)
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Bacon, say, as rasher that is sizzling there, first of all (6)
Proceed to cut cost for convention (8)
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Suggestion also formulated by rugby player (8)
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Short song about US soldier, very sad (6)
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European raincoat in a storm? (8)
Old country in America is republican, though left-leaning? (6)
Drink that's glorious, on reflection (5)
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Artistic design, how a drink developed (9)
Girl wanting dog, reportedly – one unlikely to buy it? (5-7)
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Down
Planted whole, a fruit (7)
Stick raised, time to perform (5)
Red meat American company packed with last of flour (9)
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Keen on a little Chopin, toddler (4)
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Custard spattered over back of dirtiest rubbish truck (8)
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Fibre in sauce? (5)
Repeatedly on and off relationship hugging tree! (8)
Union member has kept line in check (6)
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Complete, but unrefined (8)
A canister destroyed using axes? (9)
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Very long scar on a shortened strip of leather (8)
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Photograph animal that climbs, little monkey (6)
Wonderful thing, something for Christmas? (7)
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Little piggies perhaps run into you (5)
A sinful hanger-on? (5)
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Twenty per cent off bird, bargain! (4)
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