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  1. 1 a Refractory (8)
  2. 5 a Long narrative poem (4)
  3. 9 a Hooded snake (5)
  4. 10 a Unforeseen difficulty (7)
  5. 11 a Portable two-way radio (6-6)
  6. 13 a Shropshire market town with a castle (6)
  7. 14 a Large arboreal lizard (6)
  8. 17 a Pay — our men earn it (anag) (12)
  9. 20 a Japanese warrior (7)
  10. 21 a Fatigued (5)
  11. 22 a Cry of pain (4)
  12. 23 a Henry VIII's favourite warship, resurrected in 1982 (4,4)
  13. 1 d Fire (4)
  14. 2 d Scold (7)
  15. 3 d West Midlands industrialised area (5,7)
  16. 4 d Torn (6)
  17. 6 d Mischievous trick (5)
  18. 7 d Dead end (3-2-3)
  19. 8 d At once (8,4)
  20. 12 d In the open air (8)
  21. 15 d Savoury pear-shaped fruit (7)
  22. 16 d Name given to Beethoven's Symphony No 3 (6)
  23. 18 d Imitate (5)
  24. 19 d Cowshed (4)

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