ACROSS

Pictures of a thousand mountains (6)

It reflects on space station, or on tail of meteor (6)

Declining would be good about now (8)

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Overturned self-contained morning conflagrations (6)

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Smooths out the odds? (5)

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Ailing university with tunnels lit up (9)

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As opposed to iron, it is forged (11)

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Cheeky little fellow disrupted Internet (11)

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Central tavern with more disruption on the street (9)

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Fungi, nevertheless, having a sexual origin (5)

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Pistol containing barium metal (6)

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An account of disgust (8)

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Dull to read about railway termini (6)

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Pleas to fence in humans? (6)

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Herb was more enraged (6)

Wealth obtained from the fabric he sells (6)

It attracts the oldest one, perhaps (9)

Religion is escape (5)

Impractical man backs it in legendary flyer (8)

Unusual desire to live (6)

Where archaeologists may be found before country shows resentment (11)

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Option for aboriginal after change (11)

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Untroubled with whimsical release (5-4)

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So it is qualified to be submissive (8)

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Drew back, though we had about incorporated (6)

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A number put straight by slander (6)

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Prevents development of tricks (6)

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Governor makes a good man out of a cattle thief (5)

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