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  1. 1a Drink through a straw? (4)
  2. 3a Chinese dish — we con him (anag) (4,4)
  3. 9a Her tale (anag) (7)
  4. 10a Coloured flower leaf (5)
  5. 11a Years of adolescence? (5)
  6. 12a Making mistakes (6)
  7. 14a Get to the central point (3,2,3,5)
  8. 17a Sign of the Bull (6)
  9. 19a Soviet prison camp for political prisoners (5)
  10. 22a Post-adolescent (5)
  11. 23a Ancient Assyrian city (7)
  12. 24a Upper canine (3,5)
  13. 25a Food shop (4)
  14. 1d Time in June and December when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator (8)
  15. 2d Bird (which is regularly seen on a building site?) (5)
  16. 4d Conker tree (5,8)
  17. 5d Windscreen cleaner? (5)
  18. 6d Baltic country (7)
  19. 7d Africa's longest river (4)
  20. 8d Treatment using exercise and massage (abbr) (6)
  21. 13d Effects to be considered in placing buildings, graves or furniture — fine hugs (anag) (4,4)
  22. 15d Badmouth (7)
  23. 16d Convincing (6)
  24. 18d Fashion reminiscent of the past (5)
  25. 20d River embankment (5)
  26. 21d Kind of door lock (4)