Weekend Quick Cryptic 71 - Death of a Canary
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  •  1  Ex-President is wagon driver (6)

  •  4  Flower that can be blue, white or a sort of green (4)

  •  9  Ancient king was an occasional enemy (according to Spooner) (7)

  • 10 Mother with a well-preserved body? (5)

  • 11 Free old con nearly at end of sentence (9)

  • 12 Show disapproval of some substitutions (3)

  • 13 Origins of Sixth Century horse dung gatherer (6)

  • 15 Leader of first one then a second company disaster (6)

  • 17 French vineyard circus visited occasionally (3)

  • 18 Client somehow gets hold of contact number for creative thinker (9)

  • 21 Throw her in the river, as they say in Germany (5)

  • 22 Teacher having favourite on reflection is a bad move (7)

  • 23 Like pie or a piece of cake (4)

  • 24 Isis or maybe another god (6)

  • Down
  •  1  Evergreen from dictator's Mediterranean island (7)

  •  2  Engineers play a part and push back (5)

  •  3  Medical tests reveal synthetic amine's a toxin (12)

  •  5  People given time at home with friends (7)

  •  6  Dodgy type concealed source of gold in this country (5)

  •  7  Hear exotic bird (4)

  •  8  Slimiest pair become empire builders (12)

  • 14 Lucky charms a Greek character hires out (7)

  • 16 Month with no drink upset army type (7)

  • 17 Swear route has nothing removed (5)

  • 19 Monument to doctor (4)

  • 20 Key often used to get in (5)

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