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  1. 1 a Expect, with optimism (4)
  2. 3 a Get a move on, driver! (4,2,2)
  3. 9 a Nut turner (7)
  4. 10 a Provincial (5)
  5. 11 a Emerging butterfly (5)
  6. 12 a Go by (6)
  7. 14 a World as a community (6,7)
  8. 17 a Chopper coat (6)
  9. 19 a Porcupine spike (5)
  10. 22 a In the offing (5)
  11. 23 a Study of mysterious fliers (7)
  12. 24 a Expert on a bird of prey (8)
  13. 25 a Teal-like shade (4)
  14. 1 d East Sussex seaside town (8)
  15. 2 d Shopping centre (5)
  16. 4 d New World buzzard (6,7)
  17. 5 d Dotty dance? (5)
  18. 6 d City in Cyprus (7)
  19. 7 d Mosaic piece (4)
  20. 8 d Luanda’s country (6)
  21. 13 d Methodist (8)
  22. 15 d Backfiring (sporting?) error (3,4)
  23. 16 d Rum, whisky etc. (6)
  24. 18 d Passover bread (5)
  25. 20 d Creamy white (5)
  26. 21 d Foundling (4)

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