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  1. 1a Draw (while thinking about other things?) (6)
  2. 4a Fight (6)
  3. 9a Alchemist's universal remedy (7)
  4. 10a Ground and sifted meal (5)
  5. 11a (Cause to) bend (5)
  6. 12a Fun involving singing to a backing track (7)
  7. 13a No-nonsense (4,2,5)
  8. 18a Open air (7)
  9. 20a Cups and saucers — cockney friend (5)
  10. 22a Obscure (5)
  11. 23a Pot of savings (4,3)
  12. 24a ____ Waugh, Decline and Fall author (6)
  13. 25a Twist and turn (6)
  14. 1d Portray (6)
  15. 2d Proprietor (5)
  16. 3d Support for a speaker? (7)
  17. 5d Bid (5)
  18. 6d Lavish meal (4-3)
  19. 7d Small tower (6)
  20. 8d Wrong way round (4,2,5)
  21. 14d Conclusion (7)
  22. 15d One who points the finger (7)
  23. 16d That hit home! (6)
  24. 17d (Make a) metallic sound (6)
  25. 19d In a strange way (5)
  26. 21d Torpid (5)