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  1. 1a Muscle that flexes a forearm (6)
  2. 4a Phantom (6)
  3. 8a Talk pompously (5)
  4. 9a Selected candidate (7)
  5. 10a Develop very promisingly (7)
  6. 11a Lovers' secret meeting (5)
  7. 12a Effigy for frightening off birds (9)
  8. 17a Thoroughbred horses (5)
  9. 19a Stone pillar with a rectangular cross section tapering upwards (7)
  10. 21a Neologism (7)
  11. 22a Tropical fruit with orange flesh and small black seeds (5)
  12. 23a Stucco-like substance applied to masonry (6)
  13. 24a Edible body of a marine mollusc (6)
  14. 1d Splotched (6)
  15. 2d Soft sheepskin suede (7)
  16. 3d Media (5)
  17. 5d Pet rodent (7)
  18. 6d Very good — British comic (5)
  19. 7d Circular arrangement of foliage or flowers (6)
  20. 9d Chart-topping hit — myself (6,3)
  21. 13d Up for grabs (2,5)
  22. 14d Small greyhound cross, bred for racing (7)
  23. 15d Sign of the zodiac (6)
  24. 16d Transfix (6)
  25. 18d Foreign (5)
  26. 20d Void (5)