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  1. 1a Taking unprincipled advantage for personal benefit (13)
  2. 8a Small bunch of long grass (7)
  3. 9a Enfranchised person (5)
  4. 10a Break suddenly (4)
  5. 11a Judge again (8)
  6. 13a Largest US state (6)
  7. 14a Metal, Cu (6)
  8. 17a Being in favour of policies to promote public welfare? (4-4)
  9. 19a Extract (4)
  10. 21a More (5)
  11. 22a Unweaned female sheep (3,4)
  12. 24a French mathematician and philosopher — screened tears (anag) (4,9)
  13. 1d Frequently (3)
  14. 2d Thick tomato paste used in Italian cuisine (7)
  15. 3d Black bird (4)
  16. 4d Maintenance (6)
  17. 5d Person putting money up in hope of profit (8)
  18. 6d Book name (5)
  19. 7d (Move in a) spiral (9)
  20. 10d Trivial matter (5,4)
  21. 12d Horse with patches of white and another colour (not black) (8)
  22. 15d Cold dessert of fruit with whipped eggs and cream (7)
  23. 16d Historic city in the Loire valley — incenses (6)
  24. 18d Be compatible (3,2)
  25. 20d Sixth letter of the Greek alphabet (4)
  26. 23d (Musically) to be played twice (3)