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  1. 1a Tightly grouped (7)
  2. 8a Spread equally (4,3)
  3. 9a Contumely (7)
  4. 10a One seeking retribution (7)
  5. 11a Attempt to fool someone (3-2)
  6. 13a Extremely wet (9)
  7. 15a Gorgeous (9)
  8. 18a Musical composition for eight performers (5)
  9. 21a Compensation for loss or injury (7)
  10. 22a Creative intellectual (7)
  11. 23a Indiscriminate slaughter (7)
  12. 24a Without affectation (7)
  13. 1d Trainee — acted (anag) (5)
  14. 2d Foggy (5)
  15. 3d Illegal (7,3,3)
  16. 4d Lessee (6)
  17. 5d One studying weather and climate (13)
  18. 6d Leave behind unintentionally (6)
  19. 7d Squirrelled away (6)
  20. 12d Ascend (4)
  21. 14d River rising in the Czech Republic and flowing into the North Sea (4)
  22. 15d Soup made with beetroot (6)
  23. 16d Dreads (anag) — snakes (6)
  24. 17d Fix — make tight (6)
  25. 19d Person accepting an offer (5)
  26. 20d Alpine region of Austria and Italy (5)