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  1. 1 a Elegant and concise — gemstone cutter (8)
  2. 5 a Curved structure (4)
  3. 9 a Remote in manner (5)
  4. 10 a Lack of interest (7)
  5. 11 a Ludicrously outdated (12)
  6. 13 a Moved along the ground before take-off (6)
  7. 14 a Nimble-fingered (6)
  8. 17 a Be experienced in the relevant processes (4,3,5)
  9. 20 a Function (7)
  10. 21 a Hard to get through (5)
  11. 22 a Pitched home? (4)
  12. 23 a Infantile conversation (4,4)
  13. 1 d Rich soil (4)
  14. 2 d One rising from the ashes (7)
  15. 3 d Bevel gear used on cars' rear axles (12)
  16. 4 d Set of instructions (6)
  17. 6 d Bones of the human forearm (5)
  18. 7 d Brotherly love (8)
  19. 8 d When unwelcome events seem to be recurring in exactly the same way? (9,3)
  20. 12 d Secret surveillance (5-3)
  21. 15 d Melanesia, Micronesia etc (7)
  22. 16 d Largest city of French-speaking Switzerland (6)
  23. 18 d Cinema chain (5)
  24. 19 d Kiss — a Hollywood legend, d. 2003 (4)

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