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  1. 1 a Country, capital Maputo (10)
  2. 7 a Venation (anag.) (8)
  3. 8 a Flimflam (4)
  4. 9 a Granny or Gordian? (4)
  5. 10 a Pseudoscientific transmutations (7)
  6. 12 a Rapid-response unit (6,5)
  7. 14 a Variable (7)
  8. 16 a Getting on a bit (4)
  9. 19 a Coarse matting fibre (4)
  10. 20 a Gun firing shot after shot … (8)
  11. 21 a … without a gun? (10)
  12. 1 d Capital of Belarus (5)
  13. 2 d Animal kingdom study (7)
  14. 3 d Spiced honey and water drink, also called hydromel (4)
  15. 4 d Tied sail (anag.) (8)
  16. 5 d Yeah (2-3)
  17. 6 d Source of Jewish religious law (6)
  18. 11 d White flower (8)
  19. 12 d Mildew, e.g. (6)
  20. 13 d Promote (7)
  21. 15 d Relative (5)
  22. 17 d Worst bits – of society? (5)
  23. 18 d Frank (4)

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