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  1. 1 a Empty talk (4)
  2. 3 a Ultimate right to decide (5,3)
  3. 8 a Circuit (4)
  4. 9 a Vindictive (8)
  5. 11 a Paddington Bear's favoured garment (6,4)
  6. 14 a Humid (6)
  7. 15 a Walked purposefully (6)
  8. 17 a Makeshift (10)
  9. 20 a Stevenage, Corby and Skelmersdale, for example (3,5)
  10. 21 a Cab (4)
  11. 22 a Annoyed (8)
  12. 23 a Previously (4)
  13. 1 d Highly-prized item (4,4)
  14. 2 d Visitor numbers (8)
  15. 4 d Collision — shock (6)
  16. 5 d Magnetic (10)
  17. 6 d Secure — a place to keep valuables (4)
  18. 7 d Cry out in pain (4)
  19. 10 d Sculptor known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze figures, d. 1986 (5,5)
  20. 12 d Crew member who never does a stroke (8)
  21. 13 d What tops an article (8)
  22. 16 d Flinch — fawn (6)
  23. 18 d One looks down on others (4)
  24. 19 d Mug up (4)

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