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  1. 1 a Groups of connected pages on the World Wide Web (8)
  2. 5 a Was contrite about (4)
  3. 9 a Crave something belonging to someone else (5)
  4. 10 a Measure of noise intensity (7)
  5. 11 a Hair styling device (7,5)
  6. 13 a Geometrician of the 3rd century BC (6)
  7. 14 a Japanese religion (6)
  8. 17 a Corrupt males (anag) — French author (6,6)
  9. 20 a Diminished (7)
  10. 21 a Ingenuous (5)
  11. 22 a Male deer (4)
  12. 23 a Members of a male religious order (8)
  13. 1 d Texas city linked to a 1993 siege and massacre (4)
  14. 2 d Camp out (7)
  15. 3 d Brains — news (12)
  16. 4 d Termination (6)
  17. 6 d Relating to a densely populated area (5)
  18. 7 d Erroneous belief (8)
  19. 8 d Hot chilli pepper — connects both (anag) (6,6)
  20. 12 d Sully (8)
  21. 15 d More unpleasant (7)
  22. 16 d Eight-legged creature (6)
  23. 18 d Electronic detection system (5)
  24. 19 d Average (4)

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