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  1. 1 a Rise as if by magic (8)
  2. 5 a Pile (4)
  3. 9 a Island south of Sicily (5)
  4. 10 a International organisation con­cerned with human rights (7)
  5. 11 a American national song, popular since the War of Independence (6,6)
  6. 13 a Go back on one's word (6)
  7. 14 a One discriminating against those who may be getting on? (6)
  8. 17 a Julius Caesar's boast after his victory at the Battle of Zela (4,4,4)
  9. 20 a Piled up arrangement of hair on the head (7)
  10. 21 a Seawater (5)
  11. 22 a Protein-rich bean (4)
  12. 23 a Plants, such as ivy (8)
  13. 1 d Acidic citrus fruit (4)
  14. 2 d Bad guy (7)
  15. 3 d American holiday on the fourth Thursday in November (12)
  16. 4 d Go (6)
  17. 6 d Alleviated (5)
  18. 7 d Acts of defrayal (8)
  19. 8 d Not to be excused (12)
  20. 12 d Seriousness (8)
  21. 15 d Slope (7)
  22. 16 d One who revises another's writing (6)
  23. 18 d Diaper (5)
  24. 19 d Optical device using light to form images (4)

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