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  1. 1 a Unofficial (communication) (3-3-6)
  2. 9 a Unesco-recognised South American dance (5)
  3. 10 a Divine beings (7)
  4. 11 a Biblical boat-builder (4)
  5. 12 a Time-server (8)
  6. 14 a (Brief) means of ventilation (3-3)
  7. 15 a Soft, silvery-white metal (6)
  8. 18 a Calamity – I'd assert (anag) (8)
  9. 20 a Slant put on information (4)
  10. 22 a How something may be assumed (1,6)
  11. 23 a Take up (5)
  12. 24 a Naval rank equivalent to a sergeant (5,7)
  13. 2 d Travelling show (7)
  14. 3 d (Archaic) trust – wort (anag) (4)
  15. 4 d Last – bear (6)
  16. 5 d Substance released (8)
  17. 6 d Major constellation which includes the star Betelgeuse (5)
  18. 7 d Spot the difference (12)
  19. 8 d Something to brighten up a living room? (8,4)
  20. 13 d Tale of woe told to elicit sympathy (3,5)
  21. 16 d Oiled MP (anag) – suddenly collapse (7)
  22. 17 d Confidence (6)
  23. 19 d Aircraft wing support (5)
  24. 21 d Caspar, Melchior and Balthazar (4)

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