CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

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Awful fear and peril to rapidly increase (11)

Rest of lung? (8)

Frank has to unlock (4)

Young flower bored us terribly (7) Capsized, so distraught (5)

Dusty sort of den (5)

Chatter with religious leader, first in temple (6)

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2 Subcontract abroad before spring (9)

3 Deserve vase, it’s said (4)

4 Delinquent injured Geoffrey? Dunno (5,8)

6 Decayed molar will teach you

a lesson (5)

7 Genius without a mug (5)

8 Undesirable features raised by tube (5)

13 Impertinent, partly saucy and cheeky (4)

14 Opposed to first pink wine for starters (9)

15 Still smooth (4)

17 Come together and turn up in retinue (5)

19 Rummage around second perch (5)

20 In front of a leader? (5)

22 Might this bring light to the garden? (4)