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  1. 1a Open to doubt (13)
  2. 8a Sturdy broad-chested British icon (7)
  3. 9a Ritziness (5)
  4. 10a Brother (4)
  5. 11a Iron— wedge (4,4)
  6. 13a Back scrubber (6)
  7. 14a Republic of China (6)
  8. 17a French posterior (8)
  9. 19a Light glancing touch (4)
  10. 21a Song or film from the past, perhaps golden (5)
  11. 22a Extensive landed property — needs me (anag) (7)
  12. 24a Begin to get better (4,3,6)
  13. 1d 'Rose and Crown' or 'Dog and Duck'? (3)
  14. 2d Virginia Woolf novel — Kathleen Hale's Marmalade Cat (7)
  15. 3d Island that hosts the annual Venice Film Festival (4)
  16. 4d Fly larva (6)
  17. 5d It involves a rope and two teams (3,2,3)
  18. 6d Cool down (5)
  19. 7d Couch potato (9)
  20. 10d Bungling (9)
  21. 12d Obvious (8)
  22. 15d Pentecost (7)
  23. 16d Walk wearily (6)
  24. 18d Cyclist (5)
  25. 20d Bullets (4)
  26. 23d Fruiting part of corn (3)