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  1. 1 a Yummiest men's (anag) – natural defences (6,6)
  2. 9 a Gather large quantities (5)
  3. 10 a Bird, butterfly or throne? (7)
  4. 11 a Voucher (4)
  5. 12 a Edible substance from a shell (8)
  6. 14 a Make a gesture (6)
  7. 15 a Calm down (6)
  8. 18 a Foot soldiers (8)
  9. 20 a Bottom-heavy fruit (4)
  10. 22 a Container of horse feed (7)
  11. 23 a Waned (5)
  12. 24 a Situation in which people are forced to leave the area where they live (12)
  13. 2 d Sense (7)
  14. 3 d Reverse (4)
  15. 4 d Sell (something) overseas (6)
  16. 5 d Annual publication (8)
  17. 6 d That's plural (5)
  18. 7 d Come up to scratch (4,3,5)
  19. 8 d Unconcerned by critics – think Dickens (anag) (5-7)
  20. 13 d Hannibal Lecter or one of Man Friday's captors (8)
  21. 16 d Betrayal (7)
  22. 17 d Like Othello or Oedipus, say? (6)
  23. 19 d Joins (5)
  24. 21 d This will make your hair curl! (4)

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