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  1. 1 a Christmas carol (4,3,5)
  2. 9 a Party leader (5)
  3. 10 a Piece of music (7)
  4. 11 a Coward — time for festivities (4)
  5. 12 a Dancer, say (8)
  6. 14 a Y, say (6)
  7. 15 a Seasonal decoration (6)
  8. 18 a Opened eg champagne (8)
  9. 20 a Alternative to meat (4)
  10. 22 a They get roasted at this time of year (7)
  11. 23 a Treetop adornment (5)
  12. 24 a Caveats (12)
  13. 2 d eg Chinese (7)
  14. 3 d Another party's first and current leader (4)
  15. 4 d Stinging insect (6)
  16. 5 d Piece of torn skin (8)
  17. 6 d Lord (5)
  18. 7 d In a slanderous manner (12)
  19. 8 d Seasonal sweet food (6,6)
  20. 13 d I agree! (4,4)
  21. 16 d Kind of wedding (which goes off with a bang?) (7)
  22. 17 d Entertaining 2 female companion (6)
  23. 19 d They present seasonal greetings (5)
  24. 21 d Seasonal visitors (4)

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