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Take away (from) (7) Cut to ribbons (5) Spicy dip eaten with tortilla chips (5) Shelled creature (7) Ever so many (7) Wet (weather) (5) Ciao! (3-3)

Old contagious disease transmitted by rat fleas (6) Scorched (5) Contused (7) Of pottery (7) Motivated (5) Called, christened (5) Reticence through embarrassment (7) 1 2

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Interrupt (7) Common flower in Holland (5) Place of learning (7) Skill of acting at just the right moment (6) ___ energy, power from the Sun (5) Stirring, lively (7) Corrode (5) Head part that can become perforated (7) Clothes washing company (7) Perpetual (7) Simple counting frame (6) Breakfast rashers (5) Easily alarmed (5) Mark, scratch (5) 1 5 8 9 10

Is in stands and opposes (7)

Wet snow left in river flowing back (5)

Look at pair involved in shopping trip (5)

Innocently hold a live broadcast in New York (7)

Idolater, a little bit on the side! (7) 11 12 14 18 20 22 23

Wise Premium Bond selector (5)

Regret being shut up again? (6)

Seize a part of the shirt (6)

Fruit put in the ground, say (5)

Perfect beginners (7)

Drink more rum with all-powerful leader (7)

A way in, we hear, to worship (5) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 13 15 16 17 18 19 21

He takes stock of other people (7)

Support for parade (5)

Make president put one into wrong answer (5,2)

Lone record (6)

Sharp point of southern weapon (5)

Tree damaged by nail I removed is lasting (7)

Said occasion for herb (5)

Defensive wall – section surrounds monkey (7)

Do away with building above it (7)

Admire extraordinary sceptre (7)

Ten lose head and heart again! (6)

Humiliated, but not fully, then established headquarters (5)

You first lied about the harvest (5)

Selected cold spray (5)