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  1. 1a Ever irritable (anag) — beyond recovery (13)
  2. 8a Simple — French mother (4)
  3. 9a Creamy yellow flowering spring plant (8)
  4. 10a Red Riding Hood's rescuer (10)
  5. 12a Caucasian Chalk ___ , 1948 Brecht play (6)
  6. 14a Sports adjudicator (6)
  7. 15a St Jude is their patron saint (4,6)
  8. 19a Earmark (8)
  9. 20a Sign of sorrow (4)
  10. 21a Without real enthusiasm (4-9)
  11. 2d Language used effectively to please or persuade (8)
  12. 3d Edit (5)
  13. 4d Extreme joy (7)
  14. 5d Occur (5)
  15. 6d Delivery from above? (7)
  16. 7d Shed (4)
  17. 11d Rapid decline (4,4)
  18. 13d Cancel (4,3)
  19. 14d Hazy (7)
  20. 16d Post — bet (5)
  21. 17d Release (5)
  22. 18d Pro-independence Scottish political party founded in March (4)