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  1. 1 a Analysis of strategies in terms gains and losses in competitive situations (4,6)
  2. 7 a Be Macron? (anag) (8)
  3. 8 a Bit of foliage (4)
  4. 9 a Curse (4)
  5. 10 a Ghost (7)
  6. 12 a Object vocally (4,2,1,4)
  7. 14 a Avoiding food (7)
  8. 16 a eg March 15 in ancient Rome (4)
  9. 19 a Cajole (4)
  10. 20 a Area for journalists dealing with current affairs (8)
  11. 21 a Tasks for pupils (10)
  12. 1 d Swedish-American film actress, whose last film appeared in 1942, d. aged 84 in 1990 (5)
  13. 2 d Imitative (7)
  14. 3 d General atmosphere of a place or situation (4)
  15. 4 d Paragon (8)
  16. 5 d Ancient artefact (5)
  17. 6 d The ___ and the Carpenter (Lewis Carroll) (6)
  18. 11 d Become (4,4)
  19. 12 d Old car horn (6)
  20. 13 d Cook insufficiently (7)
  21. 15 d Very unpleasant and provocative (5)
  22. 17 d Half-Vulcan Star Trek character (5)
  23. 18 d Missing without authorisation (4)

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