Merry Christmas

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Across
  1. 2. an L of two party islands (3,7)
  2. 5. life the universe and everything since 1981(8)
  3. 8. not the county cricket ground? (3,8)
  4. 10. the header? (5,9)
  5. 12. see 23
  6. 14. see 1
  7. 15. finest MU player(4)
  8. 18. ______ but strangely normal(5,3)
  9. 22. another name for 8 (5,2,6)
  10. 23. all together in new home town(10,6)
  11. 24. early physicist’s philosophy(7)
Down
  1. 1. seasonal gift 13 sing for (4,7)
  2. 3. historic silver? meeting place (8)
  3. 4. smoked siracha(3,5)
  4. 6. see 7
  5. 7. He said I’d rather throw punches than teacups (3,5)
  6. 9. an L of a party island (13)
  7. 11. girl’s name through the ages (5)
  8. 13. ruddy fiends(3,6)
  9. 16. Surrey CC highest score venue (3,4)
  10. 17. A place to tie knots (4,4)
  11. 18. see 8
  12. 19. the gates are always open (6)
  13. 20. an knowledgeable girl’s name (6)
  14. 21. it rolls off the tongue or foot(7)