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  1. 1 a Being party to a crime (9)
  2. 8 a Sharp vibrating sound (5)
  3. 9 a Curious (7)
  4. 10 a Wrote (8)
  5. 11 a Written words (4)
  6. 13 a Pre-decimal sixpenny piece (6)
  7. 14 a Violently push — gist (6)
  8. 16 a Senior manager (abbr) (4)
  9. 17 a Platonic love between chaps (8)
  10. 19 a Thug (7)
  11. 20 a Little nocturnal bird (5)
  12. 21 a Ironically witty remark (9)
  13. 1 d Nickname — eg non-com (anag) (8)
  14. 2 d Early infantry firearm (6)
  15. 3 d Folk myths (4)
  16. 4 d As a result (12)
  17. 5 d Normal eyesight (6-6)
  18. 6 d Unexpectedly emerge as the outstanding performer (5,3,4)
  19. 7 d Bloody-minded — non-UK car seat (anag) (12)
  20. 12 d Irish national symbol (8)
  21. 15 d Ukrainian peninsula (6)
  22. 18 d International alliance (4)

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