Across
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Scotland's largest city (7)
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Verbatim report of UK parliamentary proceedings (7)
9
Move in a twisting way (7)
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Specimen: display item (7)
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Strip of wood: stanza (5)
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Sweet 'n' hot? (anag) (9)
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Metaphor, allegory or analogy for example (9)
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Be delighted; celebrate (5)
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Roman city destroyed in 79 AD (7)
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Needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle (7)
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Action which backfires (3,4)
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Entrance; captivate (7)
Down
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Stares in a stupid way (5)
2
Auditorium; amphitheatre (5)
3
Do something thoroughly, comprehensively (2,3,5,3)
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Caper: breathe noisily (6)
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Suffering similar circumstances (2,3,4,4)
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Treelike tropical grass (6)
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------ Churchill, French war heroine (6)
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Draw liquid through a tube (either spelling) (6)
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Particular point in time; second (6)
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Spike of frozen water (6)
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Show or bring in or out (5)