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  1. 1 a Money needed (11)
  2. 9 a Their name’s on the envelope (9)
  3. 10 a Good friend (3)
  4. 11 a Money spent (5)
  5. 13 a Concise quality (7)
  6. 14 a It decides a close contest (3-3)
  7. 15 a Get hold of (6)
  8. 18 a Leave in the lurch (7)
  9. 20 a Ten to one, for instance (5)
  10. 21 a Three (part) prefix (3)
  11. 22 a Wolf breed (anag) – find one in the garden (6,3)
  12. 24 a Make a counter-accusation (11)
  13. 2 d Took cover (3)
  14. 3 d Recite (a list) (4,3)
  15. 4 d Spicy root used in Japanese cuisine (6)
  16. 5 d Where to go from here? (5)
  17. 6 d One’s seeking something (9)
  18. 7 d Political organisation – bar Tory Paul (anag) (6,5)
  19. 8 d Double entendre, for example (4,2,5)
  20. 12 d Tease with the offer of something unattainable (9)
  21. 16 d Enter uninvited (5,2)
  22. 17 d Make aware (6)
  23. 19 d Give way (to someone) (5)
  24. 23 d Automated computer program (3)

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