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  1. 1 a Imperious (4-6)
  2. 7 a Heads (as opposed to tails) (7)
  3. 8 a Lost in France (5)
  4. 10 a Defy (the system) (4)
  5. 11 a Means to buy a cheaper train ticket (8)
  6. 13 a Ground water? (6)
  7. 15 a Excellent specimen (6)
  8. 17 a Quickly – and willingly (2,1,5)
  9. 18 a Counterpart (4)
  10. 21 a Correct text (5)
  11. 22 a Take turns to drive in one? (3,4)
  12. 23 a Having an over-optimistic view (6-4)
  13. 1 d Devastation (5)
  14. 2 d 1965 Beatles song (4)
  15. 3 d Sound of braying (3-3)
  16. 4 d Tyrant of Orwell's Animal Farm (8)
  17. 5 d Set aside (7)
  18. 6 d Last award? (5,5)
  19. 9 d Gangland (10)
  20. 12 d Flat fish (8)
  21. 14 d Most precious (7)
  22. 16 d Not simple (6)
  23. 19 d Jutting out (5)
  24. 20 d Horse-drawn cart (4)

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