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  1. 1a Club used as a weapon (4)
  2. 3a Made an effort — put out (8)
  3. 8a Archaic exclamation of surprise (4)
  4. 9a Rubbish (8)
  5. 11a Choosy lads (anag) — life's learning time? (6,4)
  6. 14a Felt hat (6)
  7. 15a Dignified (6)
  8. 17a Social event for card players (5,5)
  9. 20a Flimsy carrier for one's purchases (5,3)
  10. 21a West African country (4)
  11. 22a Chatted (8)
  12. 23a Engrave (4)
  13. 1d Oily liquid preservative — eco-store (anag) (8)
  14. 2d Blockbuster (5,3)
  15. 4d Exaggerate (6)
  16. 5d Stringed instrument played by turning a handle (5-5)
  17. 6d Portnoy's Complaint author, d. 2018 (4)
  18. 7d Spondulicks (4)
  19. 10d Toy — preoccupation (5,5)
  20. 12d Delighted (8)
  21. 13d Quite expensive (8)
  22. 16d Everything one owns — tea set (anag) (6)
  23. 18d Release (4)
  24. 19d Position (4)