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  1. 1 a Result of exports exceeding imports (5,7)
  2. 9 a Uninspired writers (5)
  3. 10 a Naturally grown (7)
  4. 11 a Female servant (4)
  5. 12 a Surrounded closely (6,2)
  6. 14 a Worthless (2-4)
  7. 15 a Be adamant (6)
  8. 18 a Better (8)
  9. 20 a Small seabird with a forked tail (4)
  10. 22 a Sums (7)
  11. 23 a Make progress (3,2)
  12. 24 a Talent for talking (4,2,3,3)
  13. 2 d Moving back and forth (7)
  14. 3 d Time of day after sunset (4)
  15. 4 d Tobacco user (6)
  16. 5 d The Grenadier Guards, for example (8)
  17. 6 d Furrowed (5)
  18. 7 d Best (6,2,4)
  19. 8 d Daisy roots, china plate and dicky bird, for example (7,5)
  20. 13 d Resort on the Bay of Naples (8)
  21. 16 d Reluctance to move (7)
  22. 17 d English county — sorted (anag) (6)
  23. 19 d Draft copy of printed text (5)
  24. 21 d Monstrous giant (4)

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