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  1. 1 a Tightly grouped (7)
  2. 8 a Spread equally (4,3)
  3. 9 a Contumely (7)
  4. 10 a One seeking retribution (7)
  5. 11 a Attempt to fool someone (3-2)
  6. 13 a Extremely wet (9)
  7. 15 a Gorgeous (9)
  8. 18 a Musical composition for eight performers (5)
  9. 21 a Compensation for loss or injury (7)
  10. 22 a Creative intellectual (7)
  11. 23 a Indiscriminate slaughter (7)
  12. 24 a Without affectation (7)
  13. 1 d Trainee — acted (anag) (5)
  14. 2 d Foggy (5)
  15. 3 d Illegal (7,3,3)
  16. 4 d Lessee (6)
  17. 5 d One studying weather and climate (13)
  18. 6 d Leave behind unintentionally (6)
  19. 7 d Squirrelled away (6)
  20. 12 d Ascend (4)
  21. 14 d River rising in the Czech Republic and flowing into the North Sea (4)
  22. 15 d Soup made with beetroot (6)
  23. 16 d Dreads (anag) — snakes (6)
  24. 17 d Fix — make tight (6)
  25. 19 d Person accepting an offer (5)
  26. 20 d Alpine region of Austria and Italy (5)

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