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5a of gas and vapour, to lose heat and enter a liquid or solid state (8)
17a any plant of the leguminous genus trifolium, having three lobed leaves and dense flower heads (6)
23a highly toxic protein obtained from the pressed seeds of the castor oil plant (5)
29a large narrow mirror, used originally to fill wall space between windows (4,5)
33a branch of zoology concerned with study of insects (10)
34a obsolete golf club for lofted shots corresponding to a modern nine iron (7)
35a star of the 2015 post-apocalyptic action film Mad Max: Fury Road (3,5)
2d persistent green calyx at the base of a strawberry and some otrher fruits (4)
4d large triangular bone of the lower back composed of five fused vertebrae (6)
16d hereditary military chieftain of feudal Japan late 12th to mid 19th century (6)
18d tall perennial South African plant with erect spikes of tubular flowers; Kniphofia Uvaria (3-3,5)
20d strong, tightly twisted cotton thread, usually of long staple cotton; originally from France (5)
24d two wheeled horse drawn vehicle used in ancient racing and warfare, as in Egypt, Greece and Rome (7)
31d Fibre from outer husk of coconuts, used in making rope and matting (4)