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  1. 1a One much concerned with his appearance (informal) (4)
  2. 3a Miniature hourglass, used in the kitchen (3,5)
  3. 9a Small medicated sweet (7)
  4. 10a Nettled (5)
  5. 11a Bowler's approach (3-2)
  6. 12a Middle Eastern country invaded by Iraq in 1990, leading to the Gulf War (6)
  7. 14a Bank notes with no real existence or worth (8,5)
  8. 17a Sharp pain in the side (6)
  9. 19a Relating to the centre (5)
  10. 22a Pull suddenly (5)
  11. 23a Kingdom lying between France and the Netherlands (7)
  12. 24a Number each leaf in a publication (8)
  13. 25a Bring off mother's milk (4)
  14. 1d State of stagnation (8)
  15. 2d 12 (5)
  16. 4d Alpha to omega (5,8)
  17. 5d Pitch (5)
  18. 6d One, plus six noughts (7)
  19. 7d Uncivil (4)
  20. 8d Buy cheaply (4,2)
  21. 13d Plant of the primrose family with upswept petals and patterned leaves (8)
  22. 15d Zero (7)
  23. 16d Deaden (6)
  24. 18d Symbol (5)
  25. 20d Legal offence (5)
  26. 21d Vessel (4)