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Made to keep one listening and prepared for battle? (9)
Positioned like a king in charge of subject (5)
Herb adding price to alcoholic drink (7)
Warrior in hospital receiving special care (7)
Month in which a fast woman tempted to enter races (5)
Fine vase — it has flower, something to embellish a room? (9)
Using fingers, mine, I count (9)
Effort of female put down (4)
What's explosive about sex appeal? She once told us! (4)
Plant needing a support, post to keep it in place (5-4)
French city spoils Parisian female, one trapped (9)
Distribute everything — nothing left at the end (5)
Inclined in education to ignore one of the three essential elements? (7)
During prayer this person's to make a face (7)
Keep mum involved in home decorating? Charming! (5)
Heroes sit around making conjectures (9)
Down
Went hungry? Needing inner energy, did the opposite (7)
Hesitation about eating one egg or several of them? (3)
One disloyal in a job, source of trouble (8)
Suitable honour for rising figure (5)
Killer of hunted animal guarding southern city once (9)
Routine held up: nail the robber responsible for it? (6)
Pal I recruit to arrange something on a wall (7,4)
Above river, study game (7)
Tea and vinegar's out for us: also meat (11)
Escape a tricky situation? You get illumination from above (9)
Frame given position in bottom of the box (8)
Mortified drone showed sign of injury (7)
Tenants may have to deal with such correspondence (7)
Lightheartedness is the thing sought in duty (6)
Bore is miserable male being shunned (5)
Sailor's muscles (3)
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