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  1. 1 a Nips – little children (4)
  2. 3 a Get near (8)
  3. 8 a First-rate (1-3)
  4. 9 a Click (3,2,3)
  5. 11 a Close calls (4,6)
  6. 14 a Nuts about this sweet? (6)
  7. 15 a Light touch (6)
  8. 17 a I lent Carol (anag) – insect repellent (10)
  9. 20 a One chews the cud (8)
  10. 21 a Mountain lake (4)
  11. 22 a Comical poetry (8)
  12. 23 a Bit of earth (4)
  13. 1 d Puppy or potty? (8)
  14. 2 d Where alcohol’s under lock and key (8)
  15. 4 d Fastidious (6)
  16. 5 d Cowboy’s fake sparkler (10)
  17. 6 d Excited (4)
  18. 7 d Fit of pique (4)
  19. 10 d Eagerness – at mince pie (anag) (10)
  20. 12 d Reading aloud of names (4,4)
  21. 13 d Held up – or banged up (8)
  22. 16 d Squirm with embarrassment (6)
  23. 18 d Reminder (4)
  24. 19 d Pleased with oneself (4)

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