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  1. 1a Popedom (6)
  2. 4a Sharp blow – large quantity (5)
  3. 7a Passage (6)
  4. 8a Desert (6)
  5. 9a Mixer (4)
  6. 10a Of the Boat Race contenders? (8)
  7. 12a <i>The Starry Night</i><span>, for example</span> (3,8)
  8. 17a Strong current beneath the surface (8)
  9. 19a Foul odour – syncopated music (4)
  10. 20a Mineral used in plaster of Paris (6)
  11. 21a Plane without an engine (6)
  12. 22a Expression of non-committal response (2-3)
  13. 23a Troublesome (as reef or sheepshank?) (6)
  14. 1d Wind instrument (7)
  15. 2d Overcome (7)
  16. 3d Soviet space traveller (9)
  17. 4d Adam's ale (5)
  18. 5d Pantomime character with a cave? (7)
  19. 6d Renal organ (6)
  20. 11d Movement attracting support (9)
  21. 13d Thorough (2-5)
  22. 14d Thrust upon (7)
  23. 15d Science of artillery (7)
  24. 16d Martial art (4,2)
  25. 18d Thick grass alongside fairway (5)