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  1. 1a Harsh (7)
  2. 8a England footballer – leader of cubs? (7)
  3. 9a Composer nicknamed “the red priest” (7)
  4. 10a Incompetent governance (7)
  5. 11a Cowboy rope (5)
  6. 13a Fiscal incentives (3,6)
  7. 15a Asian high priest (5,4)
  8. 18a Makes a jumper or socks? (5)
  9. 21a Sour condiment (7)
  10. 22a Any ales (anag.) (7)
  11. 23a Roll or knot of hair (7)
  12. 24a Gossip (7)
  13. 1d Heavy metal block (5)
  14. 2d “The King” (5)
  15. 3d Electoral fraud (6-7)
  16. 4d Peak (6)
  17. 5d It’s badly done (4,9)
  18. 6d White whale (6)
  19. 7d Evaluate (6)
  20. 12d E.g. Puccini’s Che gelida manina (4)
  21. 14d Highland dress (4)
  22. 15d Gadget (6)
  23. 16d Pulse (6)
  24. 17d Out-and-out (6)
  25. 19d Pastoral poem (5)
  26. 20d Calumny (5)