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  1. 1a A very long time (4)
  2. 3a Unjust (8)
  3. 9a Upstart (7)
  4. 10a Thorny evergreen shrub with bright yellow flowers (5)
  5. 11a Additional — spare (5)
  6. 12a Assign to a specific task (6)
  7. 14a Get to the point (3,2,3,5)
  8. 17a Plan of action (6)
  9. 19a Employment (5)
  10. 22a Unusual and rather shocking (5)
  11. 23a Process of gradual assimilation (7)
  12. 24a Old toll gate — true pink (anag) (8)
  13. 25a Small earring held in a body piercing (4)
  14. 1d Come near (8)
  15. 2d Third rock from the sun? (5)
  16. 4d Chuckled to Ron (anag) — 24/7 (5,3,5)
  17. 5d The ___ Watch, Rembrandt's painting of a militia company (5)
  18. 6d Hard plastic laminate used for worktops (7)
  19. 7d Alcoholic residue (4)
  20. 8d Odd character (6)
  21. 13d No longer with us (8)
  22. 15d Betrayer (7)
  23. 16d Intimate (informal) (6)
  24. 18d Make fast (3,2)
  25. 20d Plus (5)
  26. 21d It could be vintage (or free!) (4)