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  1. 1a Incident attracting serious controversy (5,7)
  2. 9a Of the eye (5)
  3. 10a City buried in AD 79 by a volcanic eruption (7)
  4. 11a Hoodlum (4)
  5. 12a Earl's wife (8)
  6. 14a Alumnus (3,3)
  7. 15a Person moving sheep (6)
  8. 18a Celebration (8)
  9. 20a Exclude (4)
  10. 22a Ceremonially dressed (7)
  11. 23a Sharp pointed projection (5)
  12. 24a Pre-school institution for little children (12)
  13. 2d Stagger (7)
  14. 3d Use lips and mouth to create a partial vacuum (4)
  15. 4d Jailer (6)
  16. 5d Leading light (8)
  17. 6d (In music) long note (5)
  18. 7d Plan for future disengagement from a commitment (4,8)
  19. 8d Person with a compulsion to be in charge (7,5)
  20. 13d Gregarious (8)
  21. 16d Go away (7)
  22. 17d Person effectively controlled by another (6)
  23. 19d Device making a loud wailing sound (5)
  24. 21d Sharp pointed projection (4)