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  1. 1a Arctic coke (anag) – dragon with a bird’s head (10)
  2. 7a Chinese city with a name meaning ‘on the sea’ (8)
  3. 8a Near (4)
  4. 9a Bleak, crime-ridden genre of fiction (4)
  5. 10a Idler (7)
  6. 12a Sussex resort (6,5)
  7. 14a Sequester (7)
  8. 16a Two-dimensional measurement (4)
  9. 19a Palindromic word for ‘look’ (4)
  10. 20a Utopian (8)
  11. 21a Relish (10)
  12. 1d Leonard or Sacha Baron? (5)
  13. 2d Sly (7)
  14. 3d Yearn (4)
  15. 4d Friendly teasing (8)
  16. 5d One with a pessimistic view of human nature (5)
  17. 6d Says yes (6)
  18. 11d Creature proverbially associated with poor memory (8)
  19. 12d Maker of alcoholic drinks (6)
  20. 13d Primate (7)
  21. 15d Flower – Maurice Leblanc’s gentleman thief (5)
  22. 17d Tea named after an Indian state (5)
  23. 18d Optical aid – urban centre of the Pas-de-Calais coal basin (4)