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  1. 1 a Cul-de-sac (2,7,4)
  2. 8 a Staunch (4)
  3. 9 a Maker of arrows for bows (8)
  4. 10 a To be honest (4,4,2)
  5. 12 a Basic religious authority in Orthodox Judaism (6)
  6. 14 a Loud horn (6)
  7. 15 a Give me the bad news straight! (informal) (4,2,2,2)
  8. 19 a Washing-up drier — hotel cat (anag) (3,5)
  9. 20 a Joint protected by the patella (4)
  10. 21 a Consume a huge amount (from a nosebag?) (3,4,1,5)
  11. 2 d In transit (2,3,3)
  12. 3 d Partially decomposed organic material (5)
  13. 4 d Casually inconsiderate (7)
  14. 5 d Small aquatic bird that builds floating nests (5)
  15. 6 d Italian curd cheese (7)
  16. 7 d Getting on a bit (4)
  17. 11 d Dopey (8)
  18. 13 d Blood Brothers, for example (7)
  19. 14 d Most celebrated of the Hindu gods (7)
  20. 16 d Hit hard (informal) (5)
  21. 17 d Kyoto (anag) (5)
  22. 18 d Huge (4)

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