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  1. 1 a Ethiopian emperor exiled to England (5,8)
  2. 8 a Soot – fungus – sleaze (4)
  3. 9 a Unecological fishing item (5,3)
  4. 10 a Not exactly tactful (10)
  5. 12 a Virgin (anag) – John, author of The Cider House Rules (6)
  6. 14 a Got back again (6)
  7. 15 a Plant often bought in December (10)
  8. 19 a Firearm forger (8)
  9. 20 a Tufty-eared predator (4)
  10. 21 a Communication caber (9,4)
  11. 2 d Like a couple on a moonlit stroll? (3,2,3)
  12. 3 d It may be skinny or chai (or both) (5)
  13. 4 d Currently holding office (7)
  14. 5 d Cud-chewer and wool-provider (5)
  15. 6 d Creditworthy – eg methanol (7)
  16. 7 d Particular (4)
  17. 11 d Only in your mind (8)
  18. 13 d Loggerheads (7)
  19. 14 d Flower’s fruit (7)
  20. 16 d Less friendly (5)
  21. 17 d Flower ‘too red’ for Plath (5)
  22. 18 d Solstice month (4)

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