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  1. 1a Light cover (9)
  2. 8a Hammer-wielding god (4)
  3. 9a Place together, for comparison (9)
  4. 10a Pitch-black (4)
  5. 13a City in the Veneto region of Italy (5)
  6. 15a Malign (6)
  7. 16a Op used (anag) (6)
  8. 17a Crooked look (6)
  9. 19a Prehistoric large flat stone supported by vertical stones (6)
  10. 20a Ruined (5)
  11. 21a Fellow – crack (as skin) (4)
  12. 24a Game where some cards dealt face-down, others face-up (4,5)
  13. 25a Recoil – thrill (4)
  14. 26a Soviet educator (9)
  15. 2d Lily (4)
  16. 3d Green shot (4)
  17. 4d Jazz fan – the cap (anag) (6)
  18. 5d Fight (4-2)
  19. 6d Whatsit (9)
  20. 7d American bus – racing dog (9)
  21. 11d Sponge soaked with sherry, say (5,4)
  22. 12d Guarantee (9)
  23. 13d Booze (5)
  24. 14d Horse racing meeting (5)
  25. 18d Skin mark (6)
  26. 19d Exploding bullet (6)
  27. 22d Chief (4)
  28. 23d Cheese (4)