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17d drink from well brought up by a fairy 8 - - - - -t- - 19d one experienced something mimi was felt to have initially overlooked 3,4 - - -,-a- - 9a shower of cards ends in dealer beside himself 3

[scorpiojo]

Aperitif
Old hand
Ref..last letters

[Lie-in King]

17d Aperitif - 'a peri' (a fairy) + 'fit' (well, up)
19d (c)Old hand (said of Mimi in "La Boheme"; "How cold your hand is!")
9a Ref - ends in '(deale)r (besid)e (himsel)f'

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many thanks