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  1. 1 a Part of ear or leaf (4)
  2. 3 a Medical fitness examination (8)
  3. 9 a Travelling show with rides, games and much else (7)
  4. 10 a Parts to play (5)
  5. 11 a Lolly (5)
  6. 12 a Invulnerable (6)
  7. 14 a Capacity to cause trouble (8,5)
  8. 17 a Hindu deity, the Preserver (6)
  9. 19 a Error (5)
  10. 22 a Natural stream (5)
  11. 23 a He loots (anag) — southern African kingdom (7)
  12. 24 a Separate (8)
  13. 25 a Professional cook (4)
  14. 1 d Socialist (4-4)
  15. 2 d Old West African kingdom from which 'bronze' sculptures were looted by the British in 1897 (5)
  16. 4 d Poetic form used by Chaucer — ochre poultice (anag) (6,7)
  17. 5 d Amber-coloured fluid in the blood (5)
  18. 6 d Army officer ranking below a brigadier (7)
  19. 7 d Carnal desire (4)
  20. 8 d Fruit (for a split?) (6)
  21. 13 d Full moon howler (8)
  22. 15 d Hostile or cold nature (7)
  23. 16 d Small travelling bag (6)
  24. 18 d One on a long walk (5)
  25. 20 d Sewn-on piece of material (5)
  26. 21 d Move quickly (as if running before a gale) (4)

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