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  1. 1 a Controversial issue attracting public attention (5,7)
  2. 9 a Granny Smith, for one (5)
  3. 10 a Type of lettuce (7)
  4. 11 a Lie to get something (4)
  5. 12 a Building divided into small let units (8)
  6. 14 a Playing a part (6)
  7. 15 a Sheep from Spain with a heavy quality fleece (6)
  8. 18 a Latest time for completion (8)
  9. 20 a Flower — girl (4)
  10. 22 a Florida resort — Virginia Woolf novel (7)
  11. 23 a Heavy iron-bound stick used for crowd control by police in India (5)
  12. 24 a Canadian province (3,9)
  13. 2 d Road-surfacing material (7)
  14. 3 d Outhouse — cast (4)
  15. 4 d Bird with a long curved bill (6)
  16. 5 d Palm tree (anag) — south Wales university town (8)
  17. 6 d Groom's partner (5)
  18. 7 d Method for removing unwanted hair (12)
  19. 8 d Devoted old married couple (5,3,4)
  20. 13 d Quick joke (3-5)
  21. 16 d Crackbrained (7)
  22. 17 d In utero (6)
  23. 19 d Acknowledge — concede (5)
  24. 21 d Defect (4)

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