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  1. 1a Steep cliff face (9)
  2. 8a White cheese, milder than Camembert (4)
  3. 9a Large southern hemisphere bird (which you don't want round your neck) (9)
  4. 10a Month in the Jewish calendar (4)
  5. 13a Nettled — sort of question? (5)
  6. 15a Pick up the phone? (6)
  7. 16a Increase the volume (4,2)
  8. 17a Political party in England and Wales since 1985 (6)
  9. 19a Address from the pulpit (6)
  10. 20a Make improvements (5)
  11. 21a Brief missive (4)
  12. 24a Prescribed by law (9)
  13. 25a Stately aquatic bird with white feathers as an adult (4)
  14. 26a Strictly according to the rules (2,3,4)
  15. 2d Bakery product (4)
  16. 3d Ali's original family name (4)
  17. 4d Fattened pig (6)
  18. 5d Pamper (6)
  19. 6d Brand given to a product (5,4)
  20. 7d Small freshwater turtles (9)
  21. 11d Non-magnetic metal used in making steel, Mn (9)
  22. 12d Sine qua non (9)
  23. 13d Nemo's creator (5)
  24. 14d Taken for a ride (5)
  25. 18d Covered with dirt (6)
  26. 19d Betray (informal) (6)
  27. 22d End piece (4)
  28. 23d Vivacity (4)