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1. Adipose (5)

6. Person’s private book (5)

9. Furry pet (7)

10. Watch band (5)

11. Indications (5)

12. Canvas shelters (5)

13. Reasons (7)

15. Mr Cruise, actor (3)

17. Cupid (4)

18. Loudness (6)

19. Prose composition (5)

20. Country (6)

22. Girl’s name (4)

24. Hearing organ (3)

25. Melodious (7)

26. Weird (5)

27. Oyster’s gem (5)

28. Female relatives (5)

29. Large ape (7)

30. Synthetic material (5)

31. Arm joint (5)

2. Writer (6)

3. To be precise (4,2)

4. Jabber (3)

5. Remains of a fire (5)

6. Ruin (7)

7. Plant (4)

8. Haphazard (6)

12. Rib (5)

13. To fuse (5)

14. Turret (5)

15. Soldier’s jacket (5)

16. Award for bravery (5)

18. Indistinct (5)

19. Level of command (7)

21. Hardly ever (6)

22. Of rites (6)

23. Military pageant (6)

25. Note value (5)

26. Therefore (4)

28. Alcoholic drink (3)