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  1. 1a Undergraduate's aim? (6)
  2. 4a Advantageous (6)
  3. 8a Telegram (5)
  4. 9a Kenyan sea port (7)
  5. 10a Erased (7)
  6. 11a Full of life (5)
  7. 12a British soldier in North Africa, 1941-2 — restarted (anag) (6,3)
  8. 17a Racecourse near Windsor (5)
  9. 19a Insurance risk assessor (7)
  10. 21a Placate (7)
  11. 22a More secure (5)
  12. 23a Group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major (6)
  13. 24a Fought with swords (6)
  14. 1d Conclude (6)
  15. 2d Spoke nonsense (7)
  16. 3d Put up (5)
  17. 5d Russian tea urn (7)
  18. 6d Sumptuous meal (5)
  19. 7d Likely (6)
  20. 9d Prepared (4,5)
  21. 13d Session (7)
  22. 14d Vehicles coming and going in a particular locality (7)
  23. 15d Run until the normal working temperature is reached (4,2)
  24. 16d Product of cross-fertilisation (6)
  25. 18d Jacqueline du Pré's instrument (5)
  26. 20d Flavour (5)