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  1. 1a Thick cushion used for sitting on (6)
  2. 4a Old computer (6)
  3. 8a Person destined to be taken advantage of (informal) (5)
  4. 9a Ship's boat (7)
  5. 10a Shrink (7)
  6. 11a Proficient (5)
  7. 12a Lovely (9)
  8. 17a Trunk artery taking blood from the left ventricle of the heart (5)
  9. 19a What may happen after close-run vote? (7)
  10. 21a Entrance (7)
  11. 22a Small non-rigid airship (5)
  12. 23a Give a new title (to) (6)
  13. 24a Piece of photographic equipment (6)
  14. 1d Tall vertical cylindrical structure used as a support (6)
  15. 2d Do better than (7)
  16. 3d Covered with hair (5)
  17. 5d From Kolkata? (7)
  18. 6d Hunger (for) (5)
  19. 7d Hustle (anag) (6)
  20. 9d Title of heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (eg in Istanbul or Moscow) (9)
  21. 13d Amount — portion (7)
  22. 14d Knowing a lot about a lot (7)
  23. 15d Curve in a road surface (6)
  24. 16d Perfect place (6)
  25. 18d Tree with orange-red berry-like fruits (5)
  26. 20d Whitehall's Cabinet Office Briefing Room 'A' (5)