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  1. 1a Senseless (4)
  2. 3a Refuse to abandon one's position (5,3)
  3. 9a Project generating a safe steady return (4,3)
  4. 10a Of clear mind (5)
  5. 11a Nearby (5)
  6. 12a Gone off (6)
  7. 14a Sacrifice (5,8)
  8. 17a Religious cult involving witchcraft and animistic deities (6)
  9. 19a (Make) a continuous rhythmic sound (5)
  10. 22a Wrote down (5)
  11. 23a Inhabitant (7)
  12. 24a Causing concern (8)
  13. 25a Operatic song for a solo voice (4)
  14. 1d Dickens' Nicholas (8)
  15. 2d What one must face when caught out? (5)
  16. 4d Historic fortress on the Thames (5,2,6)
  17. 5d Synthetic fibre (5)
  18. 6d Italian operatic composer, d. 1924 (7)
  19. 7d (Of a sum of money) considerable (4)
  20. 8d Feline — let coo (anag) (6)
  21. 13d Obsession with oneself (8)
  22. 15d Feathered wake-up caller (7)
  23. 16d Degree (6)
  24. 18d Parent (sometimes with long legs or sugar) (5)
  25. 20d Stubble cutter (5)
  26. 21d Chew (4)