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  1. 1a Cut into small cubes (4)
  2. 3a Spread scandalous information (8)
  3. 9a Flower of the buttercup family — name one (anag) (7)
  4. 10a Flowering plant of the legume family (5)
  5. 11a India's National Capital Territory (5)
  6. 12a A handsome young man (loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone) (6)
  7. 14a Get to the nub of the matter (3,2,3,5)
  8. 17a Consumption (6)
  9. 19a Primate native to Madagascar (5)
  10. 22a Following (5)
  11. 23a Daughter of the king of Spain (7)
  12. 24a Typical example (8)
  13. 25a Watery part of milk (4)
  14. 1d Person with zero chance of success (4,4)
  15. 2d Angler's wicker basket (5)
  16. 4d Performing better than expected (13)
  17. 5d Fusillade (5)
  18. 6d Powdered spice made from sweet peppers (7)
  19. 7d Sand hill (4)
  20. 8d Tile with dots on it, used in a game for two (6)
  21. 13d Winter month in the Northern hemisphere (8)
  22. 15d Publican — spatter (anag) (7)
  23. 16d Civil and religious leaders of a Muslim country (6)
  24. 18d Pungent (5)
  25. 20d Norwegian painter, d. 1944 (5)
  26. 21d Bivouac (4)