Across
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Means of contact represented in ladies' dreams (5,7)
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Goes quickly: beers found here (7)
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In France, is one almost beginning to investigate a country? (7)
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Everyman's beginning to get kiss, first to occur (5)
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A key assistant in S. Australian city (8)
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Legendary Celt in groundbreaking art: hurrah! (4,6)
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We're told that man'll get better (4)
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A Catholic demanding act of praise (10)
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Where to buy goose and gander (8)
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Old photo more likely to exude its fluid, you say? (5)
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At least one northern zone redeveloped – right, duck? (3-4)
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Where cuts are – and are not – performed? (7)
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In the States, a wrong number (12)
Down
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Bird seen around Australia, very remote creature (7)
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Granite's disintegrating; it's not chemically reactive (5,3)
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And some primordial soup (4)
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Incredibly appallingly (10)
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Old flame to get to 50 and celebrate (5)
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Increasingly fine and restrain Greek characters from the South (7)
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Model's partner gathered nuts to do what's necessary (4,3,5)
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Cause insupportable costs, as flooded river may? (5,3,4)
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Food's kept here; cook storms out (10)
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Most squiffy? Advice: short nap (8)
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Insect queen held up appendage (7)
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Drive? Sadly, time's up (7)
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Hysterically yelling, extremely noisy animal, primarily! (5)
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Upset, hot and cold, tense: I feel irritation (4)