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  1. 1 a Great embarrassment and shame (13)
  2. 8 a Total (3)
  3. 9 a Difficult situation (5,4)
  4. 10 a US legislative body (8)
  5. 11 a Jacques — , Belgian singer, d. 1978 (4)
  6. 13 a Priggish people (6)
  7. 14 a Jolly japes (6)
  8. 16 a Equal — look searchingly (4)
  9. 17 a Overconcerned with correctness (8)
  10. 20 a Comparable (9)
  11. 21 a Wager (3)
  12. 22 a Become reconciled (4,3,4,2)
  13. 1 d Harmonious sounds (5)
  14. 2 d I, V, X etc (5,8)
  15. 3 d Buried (8)
  16. 4 d Absorb mentally (6)
  17. 5 d Book of the New Testament (4)
  18. 6 d Too slight to be noticed (13)
  19. 7 d Stinging plants (7)
  20. 12 d Federal monarchy of South-East Asia (8)
  21. 13 d Encouraging chat (3,4)
  22. 15 d Log — disc (6)
  23. 18 d Distressed — dissected (3,2)
  24. 19 d Very small amount (4)

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