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  1. 1a Brownish spot (7)
  2. 8a Wind from the Sahara (7)
  3. 9a Canonical work (7)
  4. 10a Jane Eyre, say (7)
  5. 11a Puccini opera set in Rome (5)
  6. 13a Source of up-to-date information (9)
  7. 15a Obsession (9)
  8. 18a One who’s paid their debt to society (2-3)
  9. 21a <span>Author of </span><i>Pnin</i><span> and </span><i>Pale Fire</i> (7)
  10. 22a Hostility (7)
  11. 23a Oyster, for example (7)
  12. 24a Unending (7)
  13. 1d Aspect (5)
  14. 2d Assessments of knowledge (5)
  15. 3d Reconcile (4,3,4,2)
  16. 4d Steer clear of (6)
  17. 5d Painter such as Rossetti (3-10)
  18. 6d Be parsimonious (6)
  19. 7d Show-off (6)
  20. 12d Greek alcohol flavoured with aniseed (4)
  21. 14d Nymph who fell foul of Hera (4)
  22. 15d Musical notes worth two crotchets (6)
  23. 16d Bite delicately (6)
  24. 17d Noob (6)
  25. 19d Off drugs (5)
  26. 20d Kind of consonant sound such as ‘m’, ‘n’ or ‘ng’ (5)