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  1. 1a Essex resort with the longest pleasure pier in the world (8-2-3)
  2. 8a Wished for (7)
  3. 9a Miss Doolittle/s first name (5)
  4. 10a Edible shellfish (4)
  5. 11a Direct (8)
  6. 13a Alphabetic character (6)
  7. 14a Horticultural cover (6)
  8. 17a Over the moon (8)
  9. 19a Thin fog (4)
  10. 21a Hot dog topping (5)
  11. 22a Turn at batting (7)
  12. 24a (Of a garment) fitting closely (6-7)
  13. 1d Blue (3)
  14. 2d Arriviste (7)
  15. 3d Parsley, sage, rosemary or thyme? (4)
  16. 4d Untidy (anag) — result of being in one's birthday suit (6)
  17. 5d Capable of being treated surgically (8)
  18. 6d English musician, b. 1951 — a sudden pain (5)
  19. 7d Flat (9)
  20. 10d Cancelled (6,3)
  21. 12d Advance fee – servant (8)
  22. 15d Wine from Tuscany (7)
  23. 16d Conclude (6)
  24. 18d Support for an injured arm (5)
  25. 20d Well protected or concealed (4)
  26. 23d Droop (3)