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12 Canvas (9)
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19 Provoked (7)
21 A coarse hominy (4)
24 Islamic jurist (5)
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28 Decriminalize (8)
29 Pleasure from causing pain (6)
30 Digestive organs (8)
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7 Used to walk on deep snow (8)
8 A singalong (British) (8)
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23 Evaluate (6)
26 Assertion (5)