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7 Hunting expedition (6)
8 Sincere (6)
9 Autumn (4)
10 As if by an edge; barely (8)
11 What hit Sri Lanka
on boxing day 2004 (7)
13 A projecting bay window (5) 15 Slyness (5)
17 Atomic number 35 (7)
20 Below average (5,3)
21 Causing a dull and steady pain (4) 23 Tight fitting garment
worn for swimming (6) 24 Contracted (6) 1 Spanish sparkling white wine (4) 2 Type of clay (6)
3 Quandary (7)
4 Custom (5)
5 Look at with a fixed gaze (6)
6 Of or relating to the sky (8) 12 Statistician (8)
14 Support for the arm (7) 16 Slovenly (6)
18 Scrimpy (6)
19 Higher in place or position (5) 22 Clue (4)