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  1. 1 a Ever irritable (anag) — beyond recovery (13)
  2. 8 a Simple — French mother (4)
  3. 9 a Creamy yellow flowering spring plant (8)
  4. 10 a Red Riding Hood's rescuer (10)
  5. 12 a Caucasian Chalk ___ , 1948 Brecht play (6)
  6. 14 a Sports adjudicator (6)
  7. 15 a St Jude is their patron saint (4,6)
  8. 19 a Earmark (8)
  9. 20 a Sign of sorrow (4)
  10. 21 a Without real enthusiasm (4-9)
  11. 2 d Language used effectively to please or persuade (8)
  12. 3 d Edit (5)
  13. 4 d Extreme joy (7)
  14. 5 d Occur (5)
  15. 6 d Delivery from above? (7)
  16. 7 d Shed (4)
  17. 11 d Rapid decline (4,4)
  18. 13 d Cancel (4,3)
  19. 14 d Hazy (7)
  20. 16 d Post — bet (5)
  21. 17 d Release (5)
  22. 18 d Pro-independence Scottish political party founded in March (4)

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