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  1. 1a Just — almost not (8)
  2. 5a Launder (4)
  3. 9a Black tea from north-east India (5)
  4. 10a Mercury and silver alloy still used by some dentists to fill cavities (7)
  5. 11a It's pressed when you don't want to wake up (6,6)
  6. 13a Large book (6)
  7. 14a German toast (6)
  8. 17a Like life? (12)
  9. 20a Most ventilated (7)
  10. 21a Unit of liquid capacity (though not in the UK of beer) (5)
  11. 22a Keep the engine running when stationary (4)
  12. 23a Wetness (8)
  13. 1d Influence (4)
  14. 2d Store for arms and ammunition (7)
  15. 3d Free trade area with no tariffs (6,6)
  16. 4d Brexiteer? (6)
  17. 6d Lingo of a particular group (5)
  18. 7d All Earth's inhabitants (8)
  19. 8d Major post-Christmas events for shopaholics (7,5)
  20. 12d One who seduces and exploits young women — eg anvils (anag) (8)
  21. 15d Japanese treatment involving pressure with the fingers to points on the body — as hit us (anag) (7)
  22. 16d Three sheets to the wind (6)
  23. 18d Austrian state, capital Innsbruck (5)
  24. 19d Humorous image, video or short text that spreads rapidly by internet (4)