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1 Formation of words by the imitation of sounds (12) 9 Agitate, trouble (7) 10 Sharp reply (7)

11 Vikings (8)

12 Small cave (6) 14 Nonstandard language (5)

16 Grippe (9)

18 Around the South Pole (9)

19 Eagle’s nest (5) 21 Overweight and unfit (6) 23 Periodicals (8) 26 German measles (7) 27 Distress greatly (7) 28 Laudable (12)

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1 Alert, watchful (9)

2 Female plant cell that develops into a seed (5) 3 Shorten, contract (10) 4 Cruel giant (4)

5 Suitably advantageous (9) 6 Small map or diagram placed inside another (5) 7 Handsome young man (6) 8 Soft felt hat (6)

13 Ardent devotee (10) 15 Patriot who led the unification of Italy in the 1860s (9)

17 Ordinariness (9)

18 Ratify, assert (6) 20 Inferior substitute (6) 22 Fossilised resin (5) 24 Repair and update a ship (5)

25 Garden tool (4)