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  1. 1 a Irresponsible and ineffectual (8)
  2. 5 a Penalty taker’s mark (4)
  3. 9 a Doctrine held to be true (5)
  4. 10 a Merged (7)
  5. 11 a Mannequin (7,5)
  6. 13 a Refine (6)
  7. 14 a Slip (3-3)
  8. 17 a Flapping messenger? (6,6)
  9. 20 a Prudent (anag.) (7)
  10. 21 a Toughen (5)
  11. 22 a Real (anag.) (4)
  12. 23 a Worm? (8)
  13. 1 d Kismet (4)
  14. 2 d Half man half horse (7)
  15. 3 d Dinky pinkie (6,6)
  16. 4 d Spurt – whippersnapper (6)
  17. 6 d Light refractor? (5)
  18. 7 d Rocker lad (5,3)
  19. 8 d Staggering (4-8)
  20. 12 d Old Austrian royal (8)
  21. 15 d Engine driver made from plants – I be foul (anag.) (7)
  22. 16 d Arachnid – on the snooker table? (6)
  23. 18 d Measurer (5)
  24. 19 d Stag or doe? (4)

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