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  1. 1a Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967 (4,9)
  2. 8a Like the ideal knight? (7)
  3. 9a Collier (5)
  4. 10a Use a straw? (4)
  5. 11a Dull — slow — dozy (8)
  6. 13a English physicist, remembered for his law of gravitation, d. 1726 (6)
  7. 14a Hidden shooter (6)
  8. 17a Potential performer's try-out (8)
  9. 19a (At cards) place one's stake (which may be upped!) (4)
  10. 21a Summarise (briefly) (5)
  11. 22a Sink clearer (7)
  12. 24a Uncompromising policy enforcement (4,9)
  13. 1d Irish dance (3)
  14. 2d Why cool? (anag) — good gracious (4,3)
  15. 3d Miserly (4)
  16. 4d Resolve — pay up (6)
  17. 5d What's used to clear the air — faint gum (anag) (8)
  18. 6d Tedium (5)
  19. 7d Little known runner? (4,5)
  20. 10d Beach resort city on Monterey Bay, California (5,4)
  21. 12d Weak area — sentimental affection (4,4)
  22. 15d Alcoholic drink — kingpin (anag) (4,3)
  23. 16d Truth (6)
  24. 18d Interior furnishings (5)
  25. 20d Prickly seed case (4)
  26. 23d Fish eggs (3)