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  1. 1a Fellow soldier (7-2-4)
  2. 8a Hereditary knight (7)
  3. 9a Book for someone swearing? (5)
  4. 10a Chain armour (4)
  5. 11a Sheets and pillowcases (8)
  6. 13a Nakedness (6)
  7. 14a Counter-factual (6)
  8. 17a Leading (8)
  9. 19a Feeble (4)
  10. 21a Heraldic black (5)
  11. 22a Knoll (7)
  12. 24a Ostensibly (2,3,4,2,2)
  13. 1d Hazelnut (3)
  14. 2d Not single (7)
  15. 3d Stuart queen (4)
  16. 4d Word indicating the following alternatives (6)
  17. 5d Taking small bites (8)
  18. 6d Christmas card bird (5)
  19. 7d Author of The Grapes of Wrath (9)
  20. 10d Pre-election policy declaration (9)
  21. 12d Disorderly rush (8)
  22. 15d Utter fluently (4,3)
  23. 16d Volcanic island near Naples (6)
  24. 18d Automaton (5)
  25. 20d Unrestrained joy (4)
  26. 23d Equipment (3)