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  1. 1 a Odious creep (10)
  2. 7 a Uncommunicative (8)
  3. 8 a Far from extreme (4)
  4. 9 a Long-tailed bird of prey of the hawk family (4)
  5. 10 a Throb (7)
  6. 12 a Settle misunderstandings (5,3,3)
  7. 14 a Nick a vehicle (7)
  8. 16 a Strike violently (4)
  9. 19 a Piece of foliage (4)
  10. 20 a Oil from a citrus fruit used to flavour Earl Grey tea — to grab me (anag) (8)
  11. 21 a Put your feet up (4,2,4)
  12. 1 d Follow stealthily (5)
  13. 2 d Specially long and formal letter (7)
  14. 3 d Top deity on Olympus (4)
  15. 4 d Heated but petty argument (8)
  16. 5 d Arboreal primate native to Madagascar (5)
  17. 6 d Layer of roof slabs (6)
  18. 11 d Melting pot (8)
  19. 12 d Purplish-red (6)
  20. 13 d 22nd US state, joined 1819 (7)
  21. 15 d Kind of orange (5)
  22. 17 d Silly — ridiculous (5)
  23. 18 d Legal document (4)

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