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  1. 1 a Arctic coke (anag) – dragon with a bird’s head (10)
  2. 7 a Chinese city with a name meaning ‘on the sea’ (8)
  3. 8 a Near (4)
  4. 9 a Bleak, crime-ridden genre of fiction (4)
  5. 10 a Idler (7)
  6. 12 a Sussex resort (6,5)
  7. 14 a Sequester (7)
  8. 16 a Two-dimensional measurement (4)
  9. 19 a Palindromic word for ‘look’ (4)
  10. 20 a Utopian (8)
  11. 21 a Relish (10)
  12. 1 d Leonard or Sacha Baron? (5)
  13. 2 d Sly (7)
  14. 3 d Yearn (4)
  15. 4 d Friendly teasing (8)
  16. 5 d One with a pessimistic view of human nature (5)
  17. 6 d Says yes (6)
  18. 11 d Creature proverbially associated with poor memory (8)
  19. 12 d Maker of alcoholic drinks (6)
  20. 13 d Primate (7)
  21. 15 d Flower – Maurice Leblanc’s gentleman thief (5)
  22. 17 d Tea named after an Indian state (5)
  23. 18 d Optical aid – urban centre of the Pas-de-Calais coal basin (4)

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