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Cryptic crossword

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ACROSS

1. Once relic has been sorted out, settle difference­s (9)

5. It was a wearisome thing, being a junior at boarding school (3)

7. Hand out the tea and it will come down hard on one (4)

8. Don’t quite shun the worker, not having the knowledge (8)

10. It’s not nice for one politcian to lasso the right (8)

11. Some to-do some of us suffer (4)

13. Church music giving a first name to him and her (6)

15. It’s quite clear there’s a copyright on it (6)

18. Rubbish receptacle first dustman takes proves a nuisance (4)

19. Beautiful garden is seen in a row of shops (8)

22. Ship will mistakenly cover motor race going east (8)

23. Muezzin chants something metallic inside (4)

24. Back at home lunch begins, but there’s nothing on the board (3)

24. Shape might take one from triangle and put it round the city (9)

DOWN

1. Pile-up involving car looks just like the original (7)

2. Some trees start to create a shapeless mass (5)

3. Fire corners if one-a-side matches haven’t begun (6)

4. Angry American returns to stand in Piccadilly Circus (4)

5. Make a special place in the show for piece in the newspaper (7)

6. Stops one leaving college for the stage, perhaps (5)

9. A lot of witches once might have used venom initially (5)

12. Precious little weight sounds encouragin­g to a donkey (5)

14. Part of the plant one will look after with right one left (7)

16. Sweet spread one might create, including langouste starter (7)

17. Tom put back endless credit as a bit of strategy (6)

18. Francis back? Brought home as material support! (5)

20. Topping way one is told that the singer is me (5)

21. Be apprehensi­ve as to distant embrace of the East (4)

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