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  1. 1a Condition that kills a tree or shrub, starting from the tip of its leaves or from its roots (7)
  2. 8a Squeeze out (7)
  3. 9a Means of travel (7)
  4. 10a Diving seabirds — children's books (7)
  5. 11a (Make a) monotonous sound (5)
  6. 13a Use of wooden veneers to create a decorative pattern on furniture (9)
  7. 15a Danger for over-the-limit drivers? (5,4)
  8. 18a Shrub or small tree with scented white flowers and black berries (5)
  9. 21a Inconsistent (7)
  10. 22a 1928 Virginia Woolf novel (7)
  11. 23a Straightforward honesty (7)
  12. 24a Sadden (7)
  13. 1d Piece of turf dug out with a golf club (5)
  14. 2d Early anaesthetic (5)
  15. 3d Somewhere to stay (13)
  16. 4d Custodian (in goal?) (6)
  17. 5d What can hide one's feelings (5,5,3)
  18. 6d Charmingly old-fashioned (6)
  19. 7d Ungenerous (6)
  20. 12d Getting this, you'll be upset (4)
  21. 14d Ready to eat (4)
  22. 15d Outline (6)
  23. 16d Commission (6)
  24. 17d Write down (for future reference) (6)
  25. 19d Close together (5)
  26. 20d Origins (5)