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  1. 1a Royal Navy flag (5,6)
  2. 9a French emperor (9)
  3. 10a Pull along (3)
  4. 11a Something from the distant past (5)
  5. 13a Free from pressure — ease (7)
  6. 14a Robustly masculine (6)
  7. 15a Lust (6)
  8. 18a Pestered (7)
  9. 20a Morally defensible (5)
  10. 21a Break a fast (3)
  11. 22a Infancy (9)
  12. 24a Bonn was its capital (4,7)
  13. 2d Feathered layer? (3)
  14. 3d Characteristic (7)
  15. 4d Boobs (6)
  16. 5d Pinch (5)
  17. 6d Assembly (9)
  18. 7d Shortened (11)
  19. 8d The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (7,4)
  20. 12d Pair of glasses with a handle (9)
  21. 16d Rank of a hereditary peer, husband of a countess (7)
  22. 17d Give guidance (6)
  23. 19d Sailing boat (5)
  24. 23d Possess (3)