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  1. 1 a Something you shouldn’t tempt? (4)
  2. 3 a Semolina dish (8)
  3. 8 a Silly me! (4)
  4. 9 a Erudite people (8)
  5. 11 a Equal (5-5)
  6. 14 a Take up – take over (6)
  7. 15 a Froth – agitation (6)
  8. 17 a Excessively well-behaved person (5-5)
  9. 20 a Someone who has overcome danger or trauma (8)
  10. 21 a Blacken (4)
  11. 22 a New York prison (4,4)
  12. 23 a French author of Germinal (4)
  13. 1 d Ornamental frills (4-4)
  14. 2 d Design of letters etc. (8)
  15. 4 d Plant with showy flowers (6)
  16. 5 d Like e.g. missiles which can’t travel far (5-5)
  17. 6 d Good but not great … (4)
  18. 7 d … a bit meh (2-2)
  19. 10 d Orchestral works (10)
  20. 12 d Train (for Chattanooga?) (4-4)
  21. 13 d Ambiguous situation (4,4)
  22. 16 d Lie next to (6)
  23. 18 d Egyptian goddess (4)
  24. 19 d Small, insectivorous bird (4)

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