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  1. 1a Stall — airport ascent (anag) (13)
  2. 8a Standard — characteristic (7)
  3. 9a Money offered as a prize (5)
  4. 10a Suggestive or sneering look (4)
  5. 11a Monitor of improper activity or waste (8)
  6. 13a Blow one of these and get very cross (6)
  7. 14a Reduce (6)
  8. 17a Nerve (8)
  9. 19a Kill intentionally (4)
  10. 21a Commotion (informal) (3-2)
  11. 22a Very last part (4,3)
  12. 24a All in the mind (13)
  13. 1d Stroke gently (3)
  14. 2d Persecute (7)
  15. 3d Plentiful (4)
  16. 4d Form of salutation in Muslim countries (6)
  17. 5d Had an effect (on) (8)
  18. 6d Caustic — virulent (5)
  19. 7d Crisis that requires immediate action (9)
  20. 10d Vessel providing guidance to others (9)
  21. 12d Take to task (8)
  22. 15d Striking — key (7)
  23. 16d Position — prestige (6)
  24. 18d Temperamental (5)
  25. 20d Neeson or Gallagher? (4)
  26. 23d What's Up, ___ ? (1972 film starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal) (3)