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  1. 1a Make germ-free (9)
  2. 8a Looped cross, ancient Egyptian symbol of life (4)
  3. 9a Dug up (9)
  4. 10a __ Idle, member of Monty Python's Flying Circus (4)
  5. 13a Aspersions (5)
  6. 15a Organ grinder's companion? (6)
  7. 16a Comply (6)
  8. 17a Stuck-up (2-2-2)
  9. 19a Girl's name — portion of the Catholic Mass (6)
  10. 20a Look happy (5)
  11. 21a Sack — cause for alarm? (4)
  12. 24a Central American country (9)
  13. 25a Always (4)
  14. 26a Formerly (2,3,4)
  15. 2d Part of a fork (4)
  16. 3d Thoroughfare (4)
  17. 4d In the recent past (6)
  18. 5d Tango's predecessor (6)
  19. 6d Behind with payments (2,7)
  20. 7d Vanity Fair author (9)
  21. 11d Made louder (9)
  22. 12d Plain (9)
  23. 13d Favoured competitors — bird-feeder contents (5)
  24. 14d Climb (5)
  25. 18d Sum of money (6)
  26. 19d Protein present in wheat (6)
  27. 22d Leave out (4)
  28. 23d Close with a bang (4)