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1 A PERSON OF AUTHORITY (8) 5 CARTOON FIGURES (11) 12 AGRARIAN (5) 13 CARRIERS (7) 14 AUSTERE (7) 15 HOWLED (6) 16 HALF A QUART (4) 17 GET UNDER CONTROL (9) 19 UTILISE (3) 20 NOT OUT (2) 21 BIRTHDAY (11) 22 BRIDGE (4) 25 CLAMOROUS (5) 26 MOVING BACKWARDS (8) 29 BALUSTRADES (8) 32 SALAD INGREDIENT (5) 34 ADORE (4) 35 ALEX IN SUPERGIRL (6,5) 40 WITH REFERENCE TO (ABBR) (2) 41 BORN (3) 44 BE A MAJORITY (9) 45 ERNIE ELS PLAYS THIS SPORT (4) 46 SHADE OF BLUE (6) 48 WIFE OF A RUSSIAN LEADER (7) 49 PREVIOUSLY (7) 50 PERJURERS (5) 51 STERILISED (11) 52 SINCERELY (8)

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1 CARPENTER’S TOOL (11) 2 JAMES BOND’S FAVOURITE DRINK (7) 3 NEWS BROADCAST (8) 4 TRICK (4) 5 FREE STATE RUGBY TEAM (8) 6 CIRCUIT DEVICE (8) 7 MANIOCA (7) 8 CONVENTIONAL (11) 9 PUNISHMENT (11) 10 HONESTLY (9) 11 OPEN GRASSLAND (7) 18 CORROBORATION (8) 21 HUNDRED… WOOD (WINNIE THE POOH) (4) 23 15TH-CENTURY JAPANESE DRAMA (2) 24 SOFT CEMENT MIXTURES (8) 27 QUALIFICATIONS (11) 28 POVERTY (11) 30 SKIN IRRITATION (4) 31 ARDUOUSLY (11) 32 TWISTED (9) 33 IN CONSEQUENCE (2) 36 MOST FURRY (8) 37 DAWDLED (8) 38 TAKE BACK (7) 39 CRUMBLY (8) 42 QUIVER (7) 43 PAPER ART (7) 47 NOT FALSE (4)