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  1. 1a Birmingham football club, founder member of the Football League in 1888 (5,5)
  2. 7a Quarter of a circle (8)
  3. 8a Sly — sexy (4)
  4. 9a A doddle (4)
  5. 10a Traffic jam (5-2)
  6. 12a Alias used in special circumstances (3,2,6)
  7. 14a Hill where Jesus was crucified (7)
  8. 16a Praise (over)enthusiastically (4)
  9. 19a Examine hastily (4)
  10. 20a Greek mandolin (8)
  11. 21a Pretend to be asleep (4,6)
  12. 1d Sky blue (5)
  13. 2d Large amount of money (4,3)
  14. 3d Without water (4)
  15. 4d Largest Turkish city (8)
  16. 5d Person sentenced to prison until death, unless paroled (5)
  17. 6d Condone (6)
  18. 11d Very much (8)
  19. 12d Subtle difference (6)
  20. 13d Strident (7)
  21. 15d Synthetic material for floor coverings (5)
  22. 17d Nonsense (5)
  23. 18d Greek aniseed-flavoured spirit (4)