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  1. 1a Absolute belter (9)
  2. 8a Card — raiser (4)
  3. 9a Potential cause of harm from micro-organisms (9)
  4. 10a Killer whale (4)
  5. 13a Put to the sword (5)
  6. 15a Setting (6)
  7. 16a Evil imp (6)
  8. 17a Order restricting movements after a set time (6)
  9. 19a White whale (6)
  10. 20a Three-note chord — Chinese criminal gang (5)
  11. 21a Candle cord (4)
  12. 24a Powered equipment (9)
  13. 25a Father (4)
  14. 26a Deserted urban area (5,4)
  15. 2d Separate part (4)
  16. 3d James and the Giant Peach author (4)
  17. 4d Rub noses (6)
  18. 5d Pincered insect (6)
  19. 6d Chatty (9)
  20. 7d From Kiev, say? (9)
  21. 11d Moving as hands do? (9)
  22. 12d Item filled in by a golfer (9)
  23. 13d Mixed rain and melting snow (5)
  24. 14d Moved slowly and cautiously forward (5)
  25. 18d The war (anag) (6)
  26. 19d Trite anticlimax (6)
  27. 22d Biting fly (4)
  28. 23d Extract (4)