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23a help to keep burning a passion for some diamonds - I have 'solitaire' (well the best diamonds are, after all) but have no idea why. This makes 22d Around noon Filipino gets to go with the flow 'tag along' and again I can see no reason to it.
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22 D. Tagalog refers to a group of people from the Phillipines, then add in the 'n' from north, to get tag along.

So lit a Ire

Help is SOS around LIT (burning) A IRE (passion) gives SOLITAIRES

sorry was not aware was plural as not said in OP

Thanks Mamya, Malone and Brackendale - missed the plural off original. Appreciate the explanations.