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  1. 1a Absurd (9)
  2. 8a Inaction (4)
  3. 9a Act to reconcile differences (9)
  4. 10a Revise (at the last minute?) (4)
  5. 13a Watery component of blood (5)
  6. 15a Consecrate — order (6)
  7. 16a With added seasoning (6)
  8. 17a Expression of annoyance? (3-3)
  9. 19a Most senior (6)
  10. 20a Shabby (5)
  11. 21a Extremely — exact (4)
  12. 24a Open to interpretation (9)
  13. 25a Rocky outcrop (4)
  14. 26a Encouragement to a child who's taken a tumble (4-5)
  15. 2d Limit (4)
  16. 3d Give out (4)
  17. 4d Millstone (6)
  18. 5d Kind of basic test (that turns red or blue) (6)
  19. 6d Intended (9)
  20. 7d Tax on a house purchase (5,4)
  21. 11d In an undertone (5,4)
  22. 12d Leading article — I tailored (anag) (9)
  23. 13d Cavity in the bones of the skull (5)
  24. 14d Truly, ___ , Deeply, 1990 Anthony Minghella film (5)
  25. 18d Join forces (4,2)
  26. 19d Peculiarity (6)
  27. 22d Lower house of the Russian Federal Assembly since 1993 (4)
  28. 23d Wiretaps (4)