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  1. 1 a Cockchafer (3,3)
  2. 4 a Thick-skinned orange (5)
  3. 7 a Skeleton’s home? (6)
  4. 8 a Hold up (6)
  5. 9 a Mite (anag.) (4)
  6. 10 a Due (8)
  7. 12 a Money requested (6,5)
  8. 17 a Pair of pincers (8)
  9. 19 a Cherished (4)
  10. 20 a Hanging ornamental cover (6)
  11. 21 a Cryptic (6)
  12. 22 a Delish (5)
  13. 23 a Watch it! (6)
  14. 1 d Territorials (7)
  15. 2 d Veil (7)
  16. 3 d Sweeten the pot (2,3,4)
  17. 4 d Squash – petrol (5)
  18. 5 d Feverish (7)
  19. 6 d Aid oik (anag.) – Japanese martial art (6)
  20. 11 d Tailpiece of cooked chicken – pontiff’s hooter? (5,4)
  21. 13 d Chest bone (7)
  22. 14 d Midwestern US state (7)
  23. 15 d Civilian escaping dangerous place (7)
  24. 16 d Tacky (6)
  25. 18 d Quick (5)

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