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Across

1 Mammal’s first to consume flesh (4)

3 After card game, Leslie makes high-pitched noises (8)

9 Singing lady visiting Royal Institution with new astronaut (7)

10 “Criminals!” – I start to libel oil company (5)

11 Breaking up over thin zone, point of no return? (5,7)

14 22 down cycling in a curved line (3)

16 Relation has allocation reduced (5)

17 Connect time, current and energy (3)

18 Athlete’s cups smashed in defunct vehicle (5,7)

21 Tesla and one relative travelling west in circular route (5)

22 Pain is sacred, though some rejected probe (7)

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