Across
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1
One saved by 11 giving medals? (6,2,8)
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5
Name of worker on Gibraltar originally missing (6)
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9
See 1
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10
Cold drink’s rubbish – initially dismayed expression (6)
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12
Lane around Kent introduces rule for slow mover (5)
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13
Lusty Alan touched butt (4,5)
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14
Misses following competitors at Gateshead – these should help (5,7)
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18
Form again on playing-field – old school head’s gone missing (12)
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21
One’s close enough, right? I start to become nervous (9)
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23
Cleaner in university getting in before rector (5)
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24
Is resting with Slim, naked – they may be in bed (6)
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25
Being on the drink might cause it? (3,2,3)
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26
Stop religious type going round bend (6)
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27
Left Washington institute without loyalist (8)
Down
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1
Daughters benefit getting outside for walk in the park (6)
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2
Film featuring Bates Motel originally is creepy (not introduction) (6)
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3
Material upsetting – issue about one coming out (9)
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4
Fitting in with virile lover, having a time to visit (12)
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6
Embarrassed to show hanging (5)
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7
Protest with roughly fifty in total (8)
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8
He writes about state (it is in German) (8)
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11
Champion: ‘Good to crack original thinker’s crosswords’ (6,6)
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15
Obsessive about this odd school on the other side of the world (9)
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16
Argued with Republican that’s bent (8)
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17
Desperately wants to protect suffering hero (8)
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19
Occupied region – wrong one (6)
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20
Say, Liam Fox and party colleague raised problem in the House (3,3)
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22
Horrible blokes but women like going out with them (5)