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  1. 1 a Covet (4)
  2. 3 a Preachy (8)
  3. 8 a Boy attendant (4)
  4. 9 a Given to bragging (8)
  5. 11 a Zest (10)
  6. 14 a Actuate (3,3)
  7. 15 a Small building with a wide view (6)
  8. 17 a Mercurial (10)
  9. 20 a Idle (8)
  10. 21 a Paste made from fermented soya beans, used in Japanese cooking (4)
  11. 22 a Container for leftovers? (5,3)
  12. 23 a Gambit (4)
  13. 1 d Strong black coffee (8)
  14. 2 d Lead a quiet life (8)
  15. 4 d Emblematic (6)
  16. 5 d Siestas can (anag) — help (10)
  17. 6 d Upper-class gent (4)
  18. 7 d Monastic accommodation (4)
  19. 10 d It's often used in pies and canapés (4,6)
  20. 12 d Lasting reminder (8)
  21. 13 d Drudge (8)
  22. 16 d Unimportant details (6)
  23. 18 d Discovery (4)
  24. 19 d Product of hunger (or guilt?) (4)

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