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  1. 1 a Branches-and-twigs plastered technique (6,3,4)
  2. 8 a Play hookey (4,3)
  3. 9 a Trend (5)
  4. 10 a Lawn (4)
  5. 11 a Melt (8)
  6. 13 a Soothing ointment (6)
  7. 14 a Field sight – tow cap (anag) (6)
  8. 17 a Up to you – piano lot (anag) (8)
  9. 19 a Pig – or daddy hedgehog (4)
  10. 21 a Water lily (5)
  11. 22 a Bar (7)
  12. 24 a Tale of woe, told for sympathy (4-4,5)
  13. 1 d Trap (3)
  14. 2 d Side shoot (7)
  15. 3 d Hover menacingly (4)
  16. 4 d Conversant (2,4)
  17. 5 d Group of teams in league (8)
  18. 6 d Heavenly messenger (5)
  19. 7 d Tower of London warder (9)
  20. 10 d Bulgur wheat, parsley, tomatoes, olive oil and lemon juice (9)
  21. 12 d Binge (8)
  22. 15 d Qualification (7)
  23. 16 d Cloth (6)
  24. 18 d Private teacher (5)
  25. 20 d Gentle touch (4)
  26. 23 d Bonfire Night bloke? (3)

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