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  1. 1 a Louis minus pal (anag) – timid and fearful (13)
  2. 8 a Below this is worse than usual (3)
  3. 9 a Reprimanded (9)
  4. 10 a Sending of scam emails (8)
  5. 11 a Eye up (4)
  6. 13 a (Old) chap (6)
  7. 14 a River horses (6)
  8. 16 a Central London district, known for its nightlife (4)
  9. 17 a Every year in ancient Rome? (3,5)
  10. 20 a Get meaner (anag) – characteristic of yesmen (9)
  11. 21 a Plastic or metal contraceptive (inits) (3)
  12. 22 a Creative freedom – on Celtic piece (anag) (6,7)
  13. 1 d Make livelier (3,2)
  14. 2 d Extra cost of eating out? (7,6)
  15. 3 d Comic effect? (8)
  16. 4 d New York State capital (6)
  17. 5 d Fabric made with tie-dyed yarn (4)
  18. 6 d Brits get it in later life (3-3,7)
  19. 7 d Tragic effect? (7)
  20. 12 d Morally instructive (8)
  21. 13 d Old-fashioned light source (3,4)
  22. 15 d Tell (a secret) (6)
  23. 18 d Gnat-like creature (5)
  24. 19 d Stubbs or Strauss? (4)

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