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Dry area (9)

I'm not sure if this is a local expression (not in Chambers or in any online dictionary or thesaurus I've seen): neighbourhoods with no boozers, that's pubs as opposed to those frequenting them.

Happy to embrace in Europe, say (9)

Somehow not at home in US capital. Maybe South America ? (9)

Sober study time in hospital department (9)

Unfortunately not in the money - has to be frugal 9)

(Anag “not in” inside “cent” - “money has”)

Naughty, not nice (by the book of Puritans?) (9)

New North with almost tectonic shift in landmass (9)

Stanley preferred the dark chocolates, perhaps those without a praline centre (9)

Oops, in my haste I omitted a necessary part of the definition;

The old sod Stanley preferred the dark chocolates, perhaps those without a praline centre (9)