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Discourage grazer eating tree-top (5)Across
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Discourage grazer eating tree-top (5)
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Where one may keep information partner knows, now removed by ambassador looking for heads (9)
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Grow to fancy model from Westminster? (3,6)
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Natural defence they cut in half or neatened at the front (5)
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Republicans will not stand for this! (3,4,3,5)
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Starts to rummage inside trunk, fish around for collector's item (6)
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Issue criminal amazing drug (8)
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Daughter attacked, primarily, ladybird's focus with noisy gardening tool first thing in the morning (8)
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Precious things killed leaders of Egypt and Jordan in retirement (6)
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The weakest hunt otter with rifle, struggling to capture it in the end (4,2,3,6)
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Plants scratch this frequently (5)
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Intimidating noise coming from cows with leader at the back in outskirts of builder's yard (6,3)
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Taken to court about lay out and prevented from working temporarily (9)
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At the end of event, I was at the front covered in flags (5)
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Widow to gamble after party (7)
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Compose dirty exam in art form? (9)
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Food - some that I arranged to be sent back (5)
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Bishop to manage European island nation (6)
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Become agitated about trial (8)
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Drawing tool that's missing one edge? (3,6)
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Display feeling that's distant, but not a bit reserved (5)
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Back European protecting a church (7)
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I restore rare building with menace (9)
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I study pet on the phone that's indistinguishable (9)
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It provides sense from artist's cover: backward unfinished dubstep remix (5,3)
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Commands are awful - on ecstasy every now and then (7)
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Marked territory with small pencil in gym on centre of treadmill (7)
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Investigated journalist following soldier, formerly tank's driver? (6)
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Steals energy for one's pets (5)
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Titanic actress loses head, son having fallen in bay (5)
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