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  1. 1 a Celebrity (9,4)
  2. 8 a Fake — failure (3)
  3. 9 a Go in search of fun (9)
  4. 10 a Intense study (8)
  5. 11 a Clarified butter, used in Indian cookery (4)
  6. 13 a Communal (6)
  7. 14 a Test (3,3)
  8. 16 a Public open space (4)
  9. 17 a Kitchen deputy (4-4)
  10. 20 a Pain relief (9)
  11. 21 a A life (abbr) (3)
  12. 22 a Brief personal encounter — single performance (3-5,5)
  13. 1 d Greek underworld (5)
  14. 2 d Landing gear (13)
  15. 3 d Age when one may legally buy alcohol in the UK (8)
  16. 4 d Over the web (6)
  17. 5 d Stage (4)
  18. 6 d Miss Muffet's complaint? (13)
  19. 7 d Beseech (7)
  20. 12 d Commit a sin — spa's rest (anag) (8)
  21. 13 d Singer who aims high (7)
  22. 15 d Beetroot soup (6)
  23. 18 d Overwhelming amount (5)
  24. 19 d Unattractive-sounding fruit (4)

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