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  1. 1a Courage to carry on (6)
  2. 4a Plant that causes skin irritation on contact (6)
  3. 9a Nut-turning tool (7)
  4. 10a Pick-me-up (5)
  5. 11a Covent Garden fare? (5)
  6. 12a Grand National racecourse (7)
  7. 13a Climbing shrub with fragrant flowers (11)
  8. 18a Fabric with a crisp smooth texture (7)
  9. 20a Semi-automatic pistol first patented in Germany in 1898 (5)
  10. 22a Conjecture (5)
  11. 23a Staggering (7)
  12. 24a Come to terms (or to rest) (6)
  13. 25a Kitchen appliance (6)
  14. 1d Symbolic figure supposed to bring good luck (6)
  15. 2d Vestige (5)
  16. 3d Ancestry, pedigree (7)
  17. 5d Consumed (5)
  18. 6d Part of a twining plant — red lint (anag) (7)
  19. 7d Go beyond (6)
  20. 8d Coastal town on the Isle of Thanet (11)
  21. 14d Unconventional (7)
  22. 15d Institute of higher education (7)
  23. 16d Parts of a process (6)
  24. 17d Lilting Irish accent (6)
  25. 19d Flip chart supporter (5)
  26. 21d Remorse caused by feeling responsible for doing wrong (5)