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Stuck on two (must be getting dim in my old age!) 20d "Not right to ask maiden at mass. 7 R...I.M It looks like requiem but I don't know why!

22a Bird coming from that French 17 down. 6 ..E..A

REQUI(R)E + M(aiden) - to ask is an obsolete meaning or to require

QUE (that, French - there are several other words meaning that in French) + LEA (answer to 17 down)
The estimated adult breeding population of the red-billed quelea is 1.5 billion