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  1. 1a Fowl's crest (4)
  2. 3a Eradicate (5,3)
  3. 9a Relatives (7)
  4. 10a Board (3,2)
  5. 11a Grey or white wading bird with long neck and legs (5)
  6. 12a Spice — met gnu (anag) (6)
  7. 14a With perfect regularity and precision (4,9)
  8. 17a Short-sightedness (6)
  9. 19a Composition for nine performers (5)
  10. 22a Trainee officer (5)
  11. 23a Against the law (7)
  12. 24a Grimm character with very long hair (8)
  13. 25a Malay dagger with a scalloped blade (4)
  14. 1d Mouth (informal) (8)
  15. 2d Small — modest (5)
  16. 4d Duped (5,3,1,4)
  17. 5d Strength (5)
  18. 6d Very active (2,3,2)
  19. 7d Adjust for better functioning (4)
  20. 8d Brandy (6)
  21. 13d Bowling game (8)
  22. 15d On tenterhooks (5,2)
  23. 16d Amazon e-reader (6)
  24. 18d Ex-director of the Russian Federal Security Bureau, b.1952 (5)
  25. 20d African river or country (5)
  26. 21d Maple or sycamore, for example (4)