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  1. 1a Beast at social events? (5,6)
  2. 9a Red drops (9)
  3. 10a Dish baked in pastry (3)
  4. 11a Ceremonial garments (5)
  5. 13a Condiment produced from the briny (3,4)
  6. 14a Cooking fat (6)
  7. 15a Guidance (6)
  8. 18a University college in Cambridge, Dublin or Oxford (7)
  9. 20a Dark — thing (anag) (5)
  10. 21a Clamour (3)
  11. 22a Creep (9)
  12. 24a Very tight end to a race (5,6)
  13. 2d Dope (3)
  14. 3d Hot red pepper (7)
  15. 4d Discrimination against those getting on a bit? (6)
  16. 5d World's most populous country (5)
  17. 6d Desirable (9)
  18. 7d Thanklessness (11)
  19. 8d Most prominent position? (6,5)
  20. 12d 1,000,000,000th (9)
  21. 16d Plant (or animal) naturalised in a region (7)
  22. 17d I (6)
  23. 19d Stein (anag) (5)
  24. 23d Coach (3)