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  1. 1 a Covet (6)
  2. 4 a Taste — specimen (6)
  3. 8 a Shouts in a brusque tone (5)
  4. 9 a Apprentice (7)
  5. 10 a Respect (anag) — symbol of ruler's authority (7)
  6. 11 a Bottomless gulf (5)
  7. 12 a If the truth be told (3,4,2,3,6)
  8. 17 a Drive out (5)
  9. 19 a Despots (7)
  10. 21 a Dennis, the Beast of Bolsover (7)
  11. 22 a Pair (5)
  12. 23 a Detective who follows a trail (6)
  13. 24 a Able to speak with facility (6)
  14. 1 d Lower — seabed (anag) (6)
  15. 2 d Snake (7)
  16. 3 d Restore to the initial readings (5)
  17. 5 d Determined (7)
  18. 6 d UK coin (5)
  19. 7 d Be that as it may (4,2)
  20. 9 d See 12
  21. 13 d Wiped out (7)
  22. 14 d Flourish of trumpets (7)
  23. 15 d Stops (6)
  24. 16 d Climb (6)
  25. 18 d Deportation (5)
  26. 20 d Freedom fighter? (5)

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