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  1. 1 a Incident attracting serious controversy (5,7)
  2. 9 a Of the eye (5)
  3. 10 a City buried in AD 79 by a volcanic eruption (7)
  4. 11 a Hoodlum (4)
  5. 12 a Earl's wife (8)
  6. 14 a Alumnus (3,3)
  7. 15 a Person moving sheep (6)
  8. 18 a Celebration (8)
  9. 20 a Exclude (4)
  10. 22 a Ceremonially dressed (7)
  11. 23 a Sharp pointed projection (5)
  12. 24 a Pre-school institution for little children (12)
  13. 2 d Stagger (7)
  14. 3 d Use lips and mouth to create a partial vacuum (4)
  15. 4 d Jailer (6)
  16. 5 d Leading light (8)
  17. 6 d (In music) long note (5)
  18. 7 d Plan for future disengagement from a commitment (4,8)
  19. 8 d Person with a compulsion to be in charge (7,5)
  20. 13 d Gregarious (8)
  21. 16 d Go away (7)
  22. 17 d Person effectively controlled by another (6)
  23. 19 d Device making a loud wailing sound (5)
  24. 21 d Sharp pointed projection (4)

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