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  1. 1a Self-governing American commonwealth in the Caribbean (6,4)
  2. 7a Person bringing charges (7)
  3. 8a Bout (5)
  4. 10a The Garden of England (4)
  5. 11a American thriller or detective movie style of the ’40s and ’50s (4,4)
  6. 13a Drink of the gods (6)
  7. 15a 11am meal? (6)
  8. 17a Defamed (8)
  9. 18a You in olden times (4)
  10. 21a Cheeky (5)
  11. 22a President of Egypt, 1981-2011 (7)
  12. 23a In a position to reach a goal without much further difficulty (4,3,3)
  13. 1d Nut tree of the southern United States and Mexico (5)
  14. 2d Direction taken when going from the US towards Ireland (4)
  15. 3d Pompous and boring (6)
  16. 4d Herb with narrow leaves (8)
  17. 5d Witty drawing (7)
  18. 6d Mule, for example (4,6)
  19. 9d Strong tremor (10)
  20. 12d Spout ending in a grotesquely carved figure (8)
  21. 14d Improvised song of the Caribbean (7)
  22. 16d Address of a religious nature (6)
  23. 19d Annoy continually (5)
  24. 20d Retired (4)