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  1. 1a Persuade gently (4)
  2. 3a Sheath for a sword (8)
  3. 9a Et cetera (3,2,2)
  4. 10a Layabout (5)
  5. 11a Beguiled unwisely (3,2)
  6. 12a Image of a person (6)
  7. 14a Immediate (13)
  8. 17a Affair (anag) — mat-making fibre (6)
  9. 19a Most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (5)
  10. 22a Bring up (5)
  11. 23a Leading (2,5)
  12. 24a Not varying in pitch (8)
  13. 25a Single-storey storage building (4)
  14. 1d Padre (8)
  15. 2d Increased (5)
  16. 4d Close attention (13)
  17. 5d Concise (5)
  18. 6d (Musically) quick and lively (7)
  19. 7d Scottish dagger (4)
  20. 8d Balkan country, capital Sarajevo (6)
  21. 13d Aided (8)
  22. 15d Pacific marine mammal (3,4)
  23. 16d Fall asleep (3,3)
  24. 18d Fast (5)
  25. 20d Thin soup (5)
  26. 21d Public transport vehicle (4)