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  1. 1 a Self-governing American commonwealth in the Caribbean (6,4)
  2. 7 a Person bringing charges (7)
  3. 8 a Bout (5)
  4. 10 a The Garden of England (4)
  5. 11 a American thriller or detective movie style of the ’40s and ’50s (4,4)
  6. 13 a Drink of the gods (6)
  7. 15 a 11am meal? (6)
  8. 17 a Defamed (8)
  9. 18 a You in olden times (4)
  10. 21 a Cheeky (5)
  11. 22 a President of Egypt, 1981-2011 (7)
  12. 23 a In a position to reach a goal without much further difficulty (4,3,3)
  13. 1 d Nut tree of the southern United States and Mexico (5)
  14. 2 d Direction taken when going from the US towards Ireland (4)
  15. 3 d Pompous and boring (6)
  16. 4 d Herb with narrow leaves (8)
  17. 5 d Witty drawing (7)
  18. 6 d Mule, for example (4,6)
  19. 9 d Strong tremor (10)
  20. 12 d Spout ending in a grotesquely carved figure (8)
  21. 14 d Improvised song of the Caribbean (7)
  22. 16 d Address of a religious nature (6)
  23. 19 d Annoy continually (5)
  24. 20 d Retired (4)

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