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  1. 1 a Diminutive folk hero (3,5)
  2. 5 a Serious break in friendly relations (4)
  3. 9 a From the Italian capital (5)
  4. 10 a Mobster (7)
  5. 11 a 16th-century Spanish adventurer (12)
  6. 13 a Warm up again (6)
  7. 14 a Keen insight (6)
  8. 17 a One way to leave a pirate ship for ever? (4,3,5)
  9. 20 a Vibrating membrane in the head (7)
  10. 21 a Regular (5)
  11. 22 a Bluish shade of green (4)
  12. 23 a Lineage (8)
  13. 1 d Sour — acid (4)
  14. 2 d Enormous (7)
  15. 3 d Animal's rear (12)
  16. 4 d Fabric made with angora wool (6)
  17. 6 d Did little or nothing (5)
  18. 7 d Large tropical seedpod with tangy pulp — mad train (anag) (8)
  19. 8 d Gardening (12)
  20. 12 d Bully (8)
  21. 15 d Search for a fugitive (7)
  22. 16 d Dirty rats? (6)
  23. 18 d Insect's feeding stage (5)
  24. 19 d Have fun — theatrical work (4)

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