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  1. 1 a Venerated figure after whom a Missouri city was named (5,5)
  2. 7 a Strong, defensive fence (8)
  3. 8 a Prosperous period (4)
  4. 9 a Overly inquisitive (4)
  5. 10 a Live together (7)
  6. 12 a Pyongyang native, say (5,6)
  7. 14 a Come up trumps (7)
  8. 16 a Lessening of hostility (4)
  9. 19 a Burn the outside of (4)
  10. 20 a Avoidance of punishment (8)
  11. 21 a Large wine bottle – 969-year-old man (10)
  12. 1 d Protested (3,2) – Smooth fabric (5)
  13. 2 d Front tooth (7)
  14. 3 d Perfectly (2,1,1)
  15. 4 d Schiller poem used by Beethoven (3,2,3)
  16. 5 d Where emails arrive (5)
  17. 6 d Deteriorate (6)
  18. 11 d Contrite (8)
  19. 12 d Sickness – Sartre’s first novel (6)
  20. 13 d Intoxicating compound in alcoholic drinks (7)
  21. 15 d Cut into pieces (5)
  22. 17 d Sorceress (5)
  23. 18 d Artistic work (4)

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