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  1. 1 a Essential bit of badminton equipment (11)
  2. 9 a Second in command (6,3)
  3. 10 a Whopper (3)
  4. 11 a Punch (5)
  5. 13 a What Oscar Wilde called 'the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable' (3,4)
  6. 14 a Vehicle drawn by a bullock (6)
  7. 15 a Something with an elongated rectangular shape (6)
  8. 18 a Move about ponderously (7)
  9. 20 a Former US World No 1 tennis player, b. 1954 (5)
  10. 21 a Time (3)
  11. 22 a Legion (9)
  12. 24 a Attractive (3-8)
  13. 2 d Sing with the mouth shut (3)
  14. 3 d One undertaking an arduous journey in difficult country (7)
  15. 4 d Allow to escape punishment (3,3)
  16. 5 d Kind of pastry used for eclairs (5)
  17. 6 d Substance in plants — so cull eel (anag) (9)
  18. 7 d Skier's eye protection (4,7)
  19. 8 d Assemble (3,8)
  20. 12 d Providing necessary support (9)
  21. 16 d Imperfection (7)
  22. 17 d Swiss-style holiday house (6)
  23. 19 d Imitate in order to ridicule (5)
  24. 23 d Large pot for making tea (3)

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