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1 Monumental Wiltshire attraction (10) 7 Rainproof cloak for a headland? (4) 9 e.g. traditional Hereford and Chillingham Wild (6) 10 Abbotsbury’s famous bird-breeding ground (dispersing any wrens!) (8) 11/15 Annual decoration of Derbyshire springs, etc. (4,8) 12 Irish border region county (5) 14 See 29dn. 15 See 11ac. 18 Whose work is a daily grind (6) 19 Partially lethal look is an encouragement to hounds (6) 21 West Country earthwork disturbing swan by flood barrier (8) 23/13 Douglas to be found here, in the Irish Sea (4,2,3) 24 Undress to milk a cow to the last drop? (5) 26 Pheasant etc. match (4) 28/8 Annual celebration of fifteen UK conservation areas (8,5,4) 30 Giving in to potholing? (6) 31 Stanage or Wenlock, say, on which you’d be nervous (4) 32 Devon LDP named after a freshwater carnivore (5,5)
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2 Carefully separate out plant roots (5) 3 Irritating weeds often found near docks (7) 4 Follows closely, as a dog behind its owner (5) 5 Robin’s home-making activity? (7) 6 Briefly, a protected agricultural areas scheme – in Rothesay (3) 7 The shape of Silbury Hill – almost funny! (7) 8 See 28ac. 13 See 23ac. 16 Area linked by causeway to Furness confused sailor Dan (3,6) 17 Golf clubs used to mark livestock? (5) 20 Which is sheltered from the wind (3,4) 21 Bird after willow or reed? (7) 22 Turned the soil ready for sowing/planting (3,4) 25 Spruce genus of conifers – in coppice apparently (5) 27 Bridge linking Anglesey to mainland (5) 29/14 Container for e.g. Hazel’s fruit (3,4)