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  1. 1 a Free from obligation (3,3,4)
  2. 7 a What one looks for in a thesaurus (7)
  3. 8 a Coffee, tea or water? (5)
  4. 10 a (Informally) I got that wrong! (4)
  5. 11 a Non-committal about an issue (8)
  6. 13 a Get some air? (6)
  7. 15 a Safe place (6)
  8. 17 a Defector (8)
  9. 18 a Trail in water (4)
  10. 21 a Ambitious quality (5)
  11. 22 a Pebbles on the beach (7)
  12. 23 a An action’s unintended consequences (2-8)
  13. 1 d Come clean (3,2)
  14. 2 d Stupidly optimistic – indulgent (4)
  15. 3 d It’s paid out of respect (6)
  16. 4 d Give youngsters an intensive education (8)
  17. 5 d Like the M25? (7)
  18. 6 d Accompanying – Satie’s coda (anag) (10)
  19. 9 d Saddled (10)
  20. 12 d Sign that danger’s passed (3,5)
  21. 14 d Scare (7)
  22. 16 d Pedals (anag) – no longer effective (6)
  23. 19 d Protection (5)
  24. 20 d Metal used to make brass (4)

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