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  1. 1a Rail (against) (7)
  2. 8a Erstwhile (3-4)
  3. 9a Kind of red (7)
  4. 10a Small ubiquitous bird (7)
  5. 11a Musical composition with a repeated theme (5)
  6. 13a Parliamentarian in the English Civil Wars (9)
  7. 15a Author of She Stoops to Conquer (9)
  8. 18a Survive (5)
  9. 21a Social gaffe (4,3)
  10. 22a Food (7)
  11. 23a As good as gold (7)
  12. 24a Attempt to fool someone (3,2,2)
  13. 1d Bring upon oneself (5)
  14. 2d Triumphant gesture (1-4)
  15. 3d Scarce (2,5,6)
  16. 4d Largest Japanese island (6)
  17. 5d HBO series starring Sarah Jessica Parker (3,3,3,4)
  18. 6d Penetrate — 14th US president (6)
  19. 7d Made feline noises (6)
  20. 12d Pasta shaped like pearls of barley (4)
  21. 14d Playing cards (4)
  22. 15d Roar with laughter (6)
  23. 16d Recline comfortably (6)
  24. 17d Bug (6)
  25. 19d Small arm off a larger body of water (5)
  26. 20d US heavyweight boxer, Mike, b. 1966 (5)