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  1. 1 a Mutters indistinctly (6)
  2. 4 a Two dots over a vowel (Germanic) (6)
  3. 9 a Audio component – orator (7)
  4. 10 a Canadian rapper – male duck (5)
  5. 11 a Farewell (5)
  6. 12 a Individual musical pieces (7)
  7. 13 a Keep quiet – it’s mother! (4,3,4)
  8. 18 a Photo of a face (for police records) (3,4)
  9. 20 a Lulu hit – loud cry (5)
  10. 22 a S American transport animal (5)
  11. 23 a Upper limit (7)
  12. 24 a Returns from financial investments (6)
  13. 25 a Astute (6)
  14. 1 d Talkative person (6)
  15. 2 d Wombs (5)
  16. 3 d Thai motorised rickshaws (3-4)
  17. 5 d Palindromic lady (5)
  18. 6 d Dramatics, boxing or radio (7)
  19. 7 d Blood-sucking African fly (6)
  20. 8 d Baguette (6,5)
  21. 14 d Raise in status or quality (7)
  22. 15 d Snappy and irritable, like an insect? (7)
  23. 16 d John le Carre’s (cheerful?) spy (6)
  24. 17 d Contrived dramatically (6)
  25. 19 d Picked up (5)
  26. 21 d Postponed – like skaters (2,3)

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