9 Strange or rare objects (7)
10 Promoting nasal discharge (7)
11 Drop (7)
12 Squeezed tightly between the fingers (7)
13 Gullet (9)
15 Piloted a vehicle (5)
16 Capuchin monkey (7)
19 Rode on a sleigh (7)
20 Pertaining to sound (5)
21 Backpacks (9)
25 The omission of a vowel (7)
26 A city in Ontario Canada (7)
28 A country in western Africa (7)
29 Brain-teasers (7)
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2 A tuna-like fish (6)
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4 Buxom (6)
5 Hates (8)
6 Criminals (10)
7 Retain (8)
8 A transit bus travelling empty (8)
14 Commandeerings of vehicles (10)
16 Apprehensiveness (8)
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18 Mean spirited (8)
22 Clothing (6)
23 Waterways (6)
24 Wife or husband (6)
27 Disposes (4)