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  1. 1 a Form of government without a monarch (8)
  2. 5 a Leader of prayers (4)
  3. 9 a Roman (anag) (5)
  4. 10 a Sad (7)
  5. 11 a Meal served with salt and vinegar (4,3,5)
  6. 13 a Building assembled in advance (6)
  7. 14 a Half a day’s hours (6)
  8. 17 a Bated breath (12)
  9. 20 a Door banger (7)
  10. 21 a Hefty – serious (5)
  11. 22 a Goat (anag) (4)
  12. 23 a Resent (8)
  13. 1 d Pram (anag) (4)
  14. 2 d Thoughtful (7)
  15. 3 d Confection with candles (8,4)
  16. 4 d Element used as antiseptic (6)
  17. 6 d Civvies (5)
  18. 7 d Sticky food (8)
  19. 8 d Someone for whom working hours seem painfully slow? (5-7)
  20. 12 d High in price or prestige (2-6)
  21. 15 d Big cat (7)
  22. 16 d Dotted about (6)
  23. 18 d Brief undergarment (5)
  24. 19 d Retread, say (4)

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