Across
Pith extracted from some aforementioned tropical plant (6)
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23d
Squeezing hard, give relative a cuddle before beginning on tennis player (4,5)
Ultimately, Marilyn Monroe had to appear ditzy — never mind! (2,4,4)
Earliest of settlers in a mountain range in India, speechless (6)
In wretched fashion, baby consumed by putting up shelves etc (8)
Birds currently with holy cow aboard ship heading for Egypt (4,5)
Doctor talks from the rear (4)
Light source attached to heel of glass slipper? (4)
Refuse to welcome tourists regularly coming back for cake (5,4)
Lady left out of legion (8)
Touring subcontinental state, antelope that's a bit petrified (3,3)
Drink from river after red, black and yellow creature? (6,4)
A clear desert (4)
Trapper's cry when cuppa arrived? (6)
Might one identify paper as shabby? (6)
Down
Weapon wounded one of the gendarmes? (4,3)
Stress-free character seemingly calm, having walked away initially (5)
Aquatic mammal with 9, everyone said? (7)
A difficult thing to bear, over (6)
One having taken another fish, also hooked up (9)
Cricket side in match with a certain pitch (7)
See 19
Jouster on Shetland pony for hours after work? (9)
4a
Pack including second two cards — one's worn (7,6)
Greek character more intoxicated, we hear, in region of the far north (7)
8d
Incompetent husband dealing with dirt, so he has to get wife in for chore (7,3,10)
Look inside someone's ear, chortling (6)
See 9
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