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  1. 1 a Black hornless cattle breed originating in Scotland (8,5)
  2. 8 a Special ____ (3)
  3. 9 a One selling reams (9)
  4. 10 a On the payroll (8)
  5. 11 a Total snoozefest (4)
  6. 13 a Staple (anag) (6)
  7. 14 a Blunt or make quiet (6)
  8. 16 a It’s the final word (4)
  9. 17 a Muscle moving your shoulder – clear top (anag) (8)
  10. 20 a Like a parrot (9)
  11. 21 a Delay – convict (3)
  12. 22 a Long-haired sporting pooch (7,6)
  13. 1 d Smithereens (5)
  14. 2 d Unchallenging music (4,9)
  15. 3 d Rat – runaway – renegade (8)
  16. 4 d On cloud nine (6)
  17. 5 d With a pH below 7 (4)
  18. 6 d What we remember on a day in November (9,4)
  19. 7 d One doing operations in theatre (7)
  20. 12 d One with a developed appreciation of the finer things (8)
  21. 13 d Sweet nutty confection (7)
  22. 15 d Decay (6)
  23. 18 d Beer served cold (5)
  24. 19 d Island east of Java (4)

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