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  1. 1 a Beast at social events? (5,6)
  2. 9 a Red drops (9)
  3. 10 a Dish baked in pastry (3)
  4. 11 a Ceremonial garments (5)
  5. 13 a Condiment produced from the briny (3,4)
  6. 14 a Cooking fat (6)
  7. 15 a Guidance (6)
  8. 18 a University college in Cambridge, Dublin or Oxford (7)
  9. 20 a Dark — thing (anag) (5)
  10. 21 a Clamour (3)
  11. 22 a Creep (9)
  12. 24 a Very tight end to a race (5,6)
  13. 2 d Dope (3)
  14. 3 d Hot red pepper (7)
  15. 4 d Discrimination against those getting on a bit? (6)
  16. 5 d World's most populous country (5)
  17. 6 d Desirable (9)
  18. 7 d Thanklessness (11)
  19. 8 d Most prominent position? (6,5)
  20. 12 d 1,000,000,000th (9)
  21. 16 d Plant (or animal) naturalised in a region (7)
  22. 17 d I (6)
  23. 19 d Stein (anag) (5)
  24. 23 d Coach (3)

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