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  1. 1a Carry on the back and shoulders (9)
  2. 8a Stop — stalk (4)
  3. 9a Made to withstand serious wear (5-4)
  4. 10a Operatic vocal (4)
  5. 13a Ultimate (5)
  6. 15a Challenge (to be cleared) (6)
  7. 16a Long John Silver's Captain Flint (6)
  8. 17a Renowned (6)
  9. 19a Blind temporarily (6)
  10. 20a The Lone Star State (5)
  11. 21a Tiny bit (4)
  12. 24a Barbara Bush or Michelle Obama? (5,4)
  13. 25a Chewed shrub (4)
  14. 26a Something of little importance (5,4)
  15. 2d Mountain goat (4)
  16. 3d Hand over (4)
  17. 4d Villain (6)
  18. 5d Quick snooze (6)
  19. 6d Impatient at having nothing to do (in prison?) (4,5)
  20. 7d Beset by difficulties (9)
  21. 11d Small songbird (9)
  22. 12d Chicken leg (9)
  23. 13d Treat with contempt (5)
  24. 14d Tibetan priests (5)
  25. 18d Discriminatory or abusive behaviour (6)
  26. 19d Maiden (often in distress) (6)
  27. 22d Soft globule (4)
  28. 23d Doing nothing (4)