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  1. 1 a Squarish stinger? (3,9)
  2. 9 a Tertiary (5)
  3. 10 a Worldly (7)
  4. 11 a Superficial (4)
  5. 12 a Extraordinarily skilful performer (8)
  6. 14 a Obtain through manipulative methods (6)
  7. 15 a Riddle (6)
  8. 18 a Nark (8)
  9. 20 a Seed pod that sticks in fur (4)
  10. 22 a Floating solid mass (4,3)
  11. 23 a Top chamber (5)
  12. 24 a Key artefact in deciphering scripts (7,5)
  13. 2 d Belief about topic (7)
  14. 3 d Stone – tire (4)
  15. 4 d Scottish girl? (6)
  16. 5 d Sailing (8)
  17. 6 d Home in the far, far north (5)
  18. 7 d Eritrea and Djibouti region (4,2,6)
  19. 8 d Sotto voce actor’s remark (5,7)
  20. 13 d Scaremonger(ing) – mail star (anag) (8)
  21. 16 d Gannet (7)
  22. 17 d Kinds (6)
  23. 19 d Concentrate (5)
  24. 21 d Very big or wide (4)

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