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  1. 1 a Before anything else (5,2,3)
  2. 7 a Pasta envelopes with savoury filling (7)
  3. 8 a Insipid — uninteresting (5)
  4. 10 a Indifferent (2-2)
  5. 11 a Pitmen (8)
  6. 13 a Highwayman, for example (6)
  7. 15 a Commotion (6)
  8. 17 a Shabby (8)
  9. 18 a Open pastry filled with fruit (4)
  10. 21 a Live in (5)
  11. 22 a Facility for use without leaving one's car (5-2)
  12. 23 a Under way (2,8)
  13. 1 d Court game (5)
  14. 2 d Chess piece (4)
  15. 3 d Rialto (anag) — adjust to a specific need (6)
  16. 4 d Extremely pleasing (8)
  17. 5 d Remove one's grip (5,2)
  18. 6 d Disappointingly unsuccessful (10)
  19. 9 d Unobtrusively perceptive (10)
  20. 12 d Dealer in precious stones (8)
  21. 14 d In the space separating two objects (7)
  22. 16 d Old, experienced sailor (3,3)
  23. 19 d Ogles (5)
  24. 20 d Code word for M (4)

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