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  1. 1 a Renewal of cordial relations (13)
  2. 8 a Central area of a city (7)
  3. 9 a Mischievous trick (5)
  4. 10 a Significant amount (1,3)
  5. 11 a Neighbouring (8)
  6. 13 a Making bread, cakes etc (6)
  7. 14 a Supple (6)
  8. 17 a 16th-century French satirist, noted for earthy humour (8)
  9. 19 a Dances — beer ingredient (4)
  10. 21 a Lacerations (before bedtime?) (5)
  11. 22 a Smiling broadly (7)
  12. 24 a Total change in character (13)
  13. 1 d Droll (3)
  14. 2 d Where horses are paraded before a race (7)
  15. 3 d One is angry when one hits it (4)
  16. 4 d Second largest country in the world by area (6)
  17. 5 d Forceful in expression (8)
  18. 6 d Exhilarate (5)
  19. 7 d Alternate (4,5)
  20. 10 d Garden where trees and shrubs are cultivated (9)
  21. 12 d US government personification (5,3)
  22. 15 d Turf accountants (7)
  23. 16 d Feller's warning cry (6)
  24. 18 d Explosion (5)
  25. 20 d Goldberg Variations composer, d. 1750 (4)
  26. 23 d Domestic fuel (3)

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