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  1. 1a Say sorry (9)
  2. 8a (In) stead (4)
  3. 9a Repetitive drudgery (9)
  4. 10a Challenge (4)
  5. 13a Dry heave (5)
  6. 15a Pock-marked (6)
  7. 16a Something which turns a profit (6)
  8. 17a Bicycle, not for one (6)
  9. 19a Savage, unfeeling (6)
  10. 20a Largest Nigerian city (5)
  11. 21a 2.54 cm (4)
  12. 24a Get bargee (anag) – piece of kitchen equipment (9)
  13. 25a Incredible superhero? (4)
  14. 26a Make (something) germ-free (9)
  15. 2d Benefit of working? (4)
  16. 3d Escape through a hole (4)
  17. 4d Covered with a sticky substance (6)
  18. 5d Weave together (6)
  19. 6d Breathe in (anag) – to become dormant (9)
  20. 7d Comma or gatekeeper, perhaps (9)
  21. 11d Draw attention to (9)
  22. 12d Absolutely – freezing (5-4)
  23. 13d Take pleasure (in something) (5)
  24. 14d Split them to quibble (5)
  25. 18d Grub (6)
  26. 19d Wellington or Lancaster? (6)
  27. 22d Insolence (4)
  28. 23d Not so much (4)