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  1. 5 a Information science — recency bits (anag) (11)
  2. 7 a Natural talent (4)
  3. 8 a Victim's tale? (3,5)
  4. 9 a Commonwealth country in the Windward Islands (2,5)
  5. 11 a Shade of yellow — gem (5)
  6. 13 a Widely accepted saying (5)
  7. 14 a Recuperate (7)
  8. 16 a Coldly detached (8)
  9. 17 a Avian (4)
  10. 18 a Aria from Puccini's opera Turandot (6,5)
  11. 1 d Assist criminally (4)
  12. 2 d Uninspired (7)
  13. 3 d Cathedral city on the River Derwent (5)
  14. 4 d Dazzlingly skilled musician (8)
  15. 5 d Deflated (11)
  16. 6 d Extent of something's outer part (7,4)
  17. 10 d Supporter of the cohesion of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (8)
  18. 12 d Celtic folk music event (7)
  19. 15 d Area of dense vegetation (5)
  20. 17 d Part of a tree (4)

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