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  1. 1 a Parting gesture (4)
  2. 3 a Attractive younger companion at a public event (3,5)
  3. 8 a Slightly left of centre? (4)
  4. 9 a Watchful individual (8)
  5. 11 a Delayed reaction to something unexpected (6,4)
  6. 14 a Hubbub (6)
  7. 15 a One gets lost in the countryside (6)
  8. 17 a Lotion applied to the skin to make it less oily (10)
  9. 20 a Promise to repair (or replace) faulty goods sold (8)
  10. 21 a Resolution (4)
  11. 22 a Incidentally (2,3,3)
  12. 23 a Fluctuate (4)
  13. 1 d Exhausted (5,3)
  14. 2 d Lead (8)
  15. 4 d Discount on goods purchased in quantity, say (6)
  16. 5 d Charlie in Berlin, for instance (10)
  17. 6 d The Senior Service (4)
  18. 7 d It's a long story (4)
  19. 10 d Fresh start (5,5)
  20. 12 d Candied stalks used in cake decoration — nag Alice (anag) (8)
  21. 13 d In one's mind (8)
  22. 16 d ___ Franklin, the Queen of Soul (6)
  23. 18 d Mop (4)
  24. 19 d How annoying! (4)

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