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Across
- 7. Not taking sides, not having the heart — it's affecting the nerves (6)
- 8. Inherently careless, honks endlessly blowing loud horn (6)
- 10. Praise horse, extremely frisky in canter (8)
- 11. Simply not showing resistance, essentially looking subdued like a lamb (6)
- 12. Back to back housing rows, originally more uncommon (5)
- 14. Bagging fish and chips (7)
- 15. Fancy El Dorado, an area said to be quite out of this world? (4,2,1,8)
- 18. For X to embody a variable … (7)
- 19. … domain provided must reflect baseline and delta (5)
- 20. Warning in church primarily at prayer breaks (6)
- 21. Soft touch with keys, arm advanced freely (4-4)
- 23. Insignificant silver lining is inadequate (6)
- 24. Daring, hot, raunchy, stripped nude, etc (6)
Down
- 1. Run in stockings appearing below sole seems inconsequential (3-5)
- 2. Reading for one to polish up Scottish accent (4)
- 3. Noted lady as per Spooner's cable (6)
- 4. Main motive in playing golf — to get a birdie? (8)
- 5. Professional time spent, one therefore heading off personal involvement (10)
- 6. Entertainment starting late, commercial creating clear obstruction (6)
- 9. Recall bendy gyrating performer? (5,6)
- 13. Charitable occasion for Comic Relief, needy sad or screaming? (3,4,3)
- 16. Covers case in brief, brief brief? (8)
- 17. Devious in command (8)
- 18. State of matter for instance, occupying place, having Mass? (6)
- 19. Briefest erotic takes continue to irritate (6)
- 22. Siemens conserving energy in modern homes (4)
