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  1. 1 a Be furious (4)
  2. 3 a White wine and soda water (8)
  3. 8 a Fiver, say (4)
  4. 9 a From the very beginning (3,5)
  5. 11 a Wind gauge (10)
  6. 14 a Oesophagus (6)
  7. 15 a Projectile (6)
  8. 17 a Not fitting (10)
  9. 20 a Group of atoms bonded together (8)
  10. 21 a Hair style (abbr) (4)
  11. 22 a Pertinent (8)
  12. 23 a Nicholas II was the last (4)
  13. 1 d Lively Spanish dance (8)
  14. 2 d Maternal (8)
  15. 4 d Young hen (6)
  16. 5 d Short of what is required (10)
  17. 6 d Video communications system (4)
  18. 7 d Be furious (4)
  19. 10 d Polish astronomer d. 1543 (10)
  20. 12 d Blessing (anag) — slickness of speech (8)
  21. 13 d Long flag — bad cold (8)
  22. 16 d Fish (red or grey) (6)
  23. 18 d Lady Hamilton or Lady Thompson? (4)
  24. 19 d Cut with shears (4)

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