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57a. Country partitioned at Christmas (6)
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6d. Decorated then cut the top off (4)
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28d. Wine in 48 Down? (7). 48d.=Cake Tin
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12a. Short distance in new limousine with BBC newsreader (6,7)
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22a. Rod needs drink to accept kiss! (4)
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6d. Prairie is easy to sse (5)
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