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  1. 1a Being party to a crime (9)
  2. 8a Sharp vibrating sound (5)
  3. 9a Curious (7)
  4. 10a Wrote (8)
  5. 11a Written words (4)
  6. 13a Pre-decimal sixpenny piece (6)
  7. 14a Violently push — gist (6)
  8. 16a Senior manager (abbr) (4)
  9. 17a Platonic love between chaps (8)
  10. 19a Thug (7)
  11. 20a Little nocturnal bird (5)
  12. 21a Ironically witty remark (9)
  13. 1d Nickname — eg non-com (anag) (8)
  14. 2d Early infantry firearm (6)
  15. 3d Folk myths (4)
  16. 4d As a result (12)
  17. 5d Normal eyesight (6-6)
  18. 6d Unexpectedly emerge as the outstanding performer (5,3,4)
  19. 7d Bloody-minded — non-UK car seat (anag) (12)
  20. 12d Irish national symbol (8)
  21. 15d Ukrainian peninsula (6)
  22. 18d International alliance (4)