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  1. 1 a Extreme (8)
  2. 5 a Spineless creature (4)
  3. 9 a American pie (5)
  4. 10 a Very protective (7)
  5. 11 a Specifically (12)
  6. 13 a Sets aside (6)
  7. 14 a Connecting punctuation mark (6)
  8. 17 a Rags-to-riches tale (7,5)
  9. 20 a Skin around a nail (7)
  10. 21 a Pre-eminent (5)
  11. 22 a Reverberate (4)
  12. 23 a Immaculate (8)
  13. 1 d Bitter flavouring (4)
  14. 2 d Uninhabited granite island in the North Atlantic (7)
  15. 3 d Nicest county (anag) – area represented by a British MP (12)
  16. 4 d Spurn (6)
  17. 6 d Distinctive smell (5)
  18. 7 d Walking slowly (8)
  19. 8 d London medical district (6,6)
  20. 12 d Attack in which many are killed (8)
  21. 15 d Brave woman (7)
  22. 16 d Napping (6)
  23. 18 d See – the ball game (5)
  24. 19 d More alternative? (4)

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