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  1. 1 a Indulgence in aimless thought (4-9)
  2. 8 a 'A deer, a female deer' (3)
  3. 9 a Part of the heart — clever nit (anag) (9)
  4. 10 a Containing no milk or milk products (3-5)
  5. 11 a Ancient South American (4)
  6. 13 a Grassy plains of Argentina (6)
  7. 14 a Fairground game played to win a prize (6)
  8. 16 a Sole (4)
  9. 17 a Provided the funds for (8)
  10. 20 a Old philosopher — artist Leo (anag) (9)
  11. 21 a Unit of resistance (3)
  12. 22 a Vision aids (7,6)
  13. 1 d Expand (5)
  14. 2 d Exceptional person — extremely unlikely (3,2,1,7)
  15. 3 d Make known what was meant to be kept a secret (4,4)
  16. 4 d Treeless plain with permanently frozen subsoil (6)
  17. 5 d __ Pound, American poet who collaborated with Hitler and Mussolini (4)
  18. 6 d Not readily noticeable (13)
  19. 7 d Caribbean country (7)
  20. 12 d Pay special attention — be on 19 (anag) (4,4)
  21. 13 d Unimaginative (7)
  22. 15 d Policy declaration that must be obeyed (6)
  23. 18 d Author of The Three Musketeers (5)
  24. 19 d Explosive point for Sicily (4)

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