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9 A means to ward off mosquitoes? Disgusting! (9) 10 Cuckoo-spit bubbles, possibly breaking forth (5) 11 A Brecon Beacons’ summit that is also known as ‘Holy Mountain’ (7) 12 “Plant’s diminutive stem growth” pamphlet (7) 13 A feature of the Giant’s Causeway resembling musical pipes (5) 15 Some myrrh scattered for the Britain in Bloom organising body (3) 16 Blood-sucking worm (5) 17 Breed of small dog that might go to right of cairn? (7) 18 Indication it’s a gun dog (7) 20 Beautiful maiden’s insect larva (5) 22 Pollinator in Ilfracombe ecosystem (3) 23 Female pheasants, collectively – or rabbit-like animal, male? (5) 25 Possibly at great Cowes event (7) 27 King Charles’ gun dog? (7) 29 Weavers’ equipment comes into view (5) 30 Scenic panorama – country’s promontory (9)

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1 Scilly Isle with sub-tropical Abbey Gardens (6) 2 Season of growth, er – for a breed of 27ac. (8) 3 Hazy impression of some chub lures (4) 4 A New Forest official – maybe revered, right? (8) 5 Pursues plant stems? (6) 6 Mercian king, dyke builder in Moffat (4) 7 Coalminer’s docked longhaired sheepdog (6) 8 A former leader, traditional roof coverer (8) 14 Whinny? Sounds like a ‘no’! (5) 16 Edinburgh’s port and Surrey’s highest hill (5) 17 Plant’s coiling, threadlike climbing organs (8) 18 Yokel catching last of English game bird (8) 19 End point of a ferry journey, perhaps? (8) 21 Grub – but don’t eat it! (6) 22 Small hound – it carried Darwin to South America! (6) 24 Ground grain … moved about aimlessly (6) 26 Boring bit of wild pig? (4) 28 As well as in rural Somerset (4)