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  1. 1a Giving adequate return for the outlay (4-9)
  2. 8a Herring, salted and smoked (7)
  3. 9a Unauthorised disclosures of information (5)
  4. 10a French singer, the Little Sparrow, d. 1963 (4)
  5. 11a Flirtatious woman (8)
  6. 13a Breathe out (6)
  7. 14a Corrupt (6)
  8. 17a Chosen (8)
  9. 19a Puts on — lecturers (4)
  10. 21a No longer in the land of Nod (5)
  11. 22a Cash — a desire (anag) (7)
  12. 24a Do do something completely (2,3,5,3)
  13. 1d Young lion (3)
  14. 2d Breadbasket (informal) (7)
  15. 3d Food (informal) (4)
  16. 4d Until later (3,3)
  17. 5d Refined — well educated (8)
  18. 6d Praise highly (5)
  19. 7d Lacking in aesthetic judgement (9)
  20. 10d Detachment forcing civilians into the navy (5,4)
  21. 12d Shiner (5,3)
  22. 15d Do away with (7)
  23. 16d Hatred (anag) — shortage (6)
  24. 18d To the smallest degree (5)
  25. 20d First king of Israel (4)
  26. 23d Droop (3)