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  1. 1 a Absolute belter (9)
  2. 8 a Card — raiser (4)
  3. 9 a Potential cause of harm from micro-organisms (9)
  4. 10 a Killer whale (4)
  5. 13 a Put to the sword (5)
  6. 15 a Setting (6)
  7. 16 a Evil imp (6)
  8. 17 a Order restricting movements after a set time (6)
  9. 19 a White whale (6)
  10. 20 a Three-note chord — Chinese criminal gang (5)
  11. 21 a Candle cord (4)
  12. 24 a Powered equipment (9)
  13. 25 a Father (4)
  14. 26 a Deserted urban area (5,4)
  15. 2 d Separate part (4)
  16. 3 d James and the Giant Peach author (4)
  17. 4 d Rub noses (6)
  18. 5 d Pincered insect (6)
  19. 6 d Chatty (9)
  20. 7 d From Kiev, say? (9)
  21. 11 d Moving as hands do? (9)
  22. 12 d Item filled in by a golfer (9)
  23. 13 d Mixed rain and melting snow (5)
  24. 14 d Moved slowly and cautiously forward (5)
  25. 18 d The war (anag) (6)
  26. 19 d Trite anticlimax (6)
  27. 22 d Biting fly (4)
  28. 23 d Extract (4)

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