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  1. 1 a Wanton destruction (9)
  2. 8 a Approaches (5)
  3. 9 a Zizz zap (anag) – oomph (7)
  4. 10 a As bright as before (8)
  5. 11 a Parrot (4)
  6. 13 a Grieves (for) (6)
  7. 14 a Blunder (3-3)
  8. 16 a Standard (4)
  9. 17 a Pertaining to the basic units of life (8)
  10. 19 a Poisonous plant (the scourge of farmyard birds?) (7)
  11. 20 a Hit it off – boarded (3,2)
  12. 21 a Medic (9)
  13. 1 d Clerical robe (8)
  14. 2 d Kid (6)
  15. 3 d Cutting tool (4)
  16. 4 d Tetchiness (12)
  17. 5 d Singing voice (5-7)
  18. 6 d The attempt to prove one’s superiority or gain an advantage (3-9)
  19. 7 d Dollar or euro, say (4,8)
  20. 12 d Yobbo (8)
  21. 15 d Sanaa resident, e.g. (6)
  22. 18 d Followers of a star (4)

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