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  1. 1a Bend in the middle (9)
  2. 8a Turkish starter (4)
  3. 9a One tells tales (9)
  4. 10a German brew (4)
  5. 13a Fake – bank (5)
  6. 15a Let’s hear more! (6)
  7. 16a Bee, machine or pattern (6)
  8. 17a Grouse or beef? (6)
  9. 19a Not damaged (6)
  10. 20a 1956 film starring James Dean and Rock Hudson (5)
  11. 21a Ceremonial act (4)
  12. 24a Most dilapidated (9)
  13. 25a Charter (4)
  14. 26a Manolo Blahnik, for instance (9)
  15. 2d Not home (4)
  16. 3d Ball – control (4)
  17. 4d Grasp it to confront a problem (6)
  18. 5d Bungles (6)
  19. 6d Appetising (9)
  20. 7d Divide – Easter egg (anag) (9)
  21. 11d Ready to sail (9)
  22. 12d Sacred text (9)
  23. 13d Billy or Melvyn? (5)
  24. 14d Deceptive manoeuvre (5)
  25. 18d 12.5 percent (6)
  26. 19d Powerless (6)
  27. 22d Deer native to East Asia (4)
  28. 23d Fair or Belle? (4)