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  1. 1a Rudimentary (9)
  2. 8a South Pacific country of more than 300 islands, capital Suva (4)
  3. 9a Happy place to be (5,4)
  4. 10a Skiing turn (4)
  5. 13a A long story? (5)
  6. 15a Floor (6)
  7. 16a Bussell or Baryshnikov (6)
  8. 17a Roy's football team (6)
  9. 19a Tall plant with brown prickly stems and conical seed heads (6)
  10. 20a Part of a flower enclosing the petals (5)
  11. 21a Hillside hollow (4)
  12. 24a Oscar, for instance (9)
  13. 25a Go under (4)
  14. 26a Burning sensation in the chest (9)
  15. 2d Irk (4)
  16. 3d Injure badly by beating (4)
  17. 4d Loudspeaker (6)
  18. 5d Supplied with fresh air (6)
  19. 6d Clever quip (9)
  20. 7d Long convoluted process (9)
  21. 11d Cold-shoulder — I, Socrates (anag) (9)
  22. 12d French foodie (3,6)
  23. 13d Comes closer (5)
  24. 14d It tells you what's inside (5)
  25. 18d Boil vigorously (6)
  26. 19d Dental deposit (6)
  27. 22d Natural food flavouring (4)
  28. 23d Shape of an asterisk (4)