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  1. 1a Renewal of cordial relations (13)
  2. 8a Central area of a city (7)
  3. 9a Mischievous trick (5)
  4. 10a Significant amount (1,3)
  5. 11a Neighbouring (8)
  6. 13a Making bread, cakes etc (6)
  7. 14a Supple (6)
  8. 17a 16th-century French satirist, noted for earthy humour (8)
  9. 19a Dances — beer ingredient (4)
  10. 21a Lacerations (before bedtime?) (5)
  11. 22a Smiling broadly (7)
  12. 24a Total change in character (13)
  13. 1d Droll (3)
  14. 2d Where horses are paraded before a race (7)
  15. 3d One is angry when one hits it (4)
  16. 4d Second largest country in the world by area (6)
  17. 5d Forceful in expression (8)
  18. 6d Exhilarate (5)
  19. 7d Alternate (4,5)
  20. 10d Garden where trees and shrubs are cultivated (9)
  21. 12d US government personification (5,3)
  22. 15d Turf accountants (7)
  23. 16d Feller's warning cry (6)
  24. 18d Explosion (5)
  25. 20d Goldberg Variations composer, d. 1750 (4)
  26. 23d Domestic fuel (3)