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  1. 1 a Fabled one-eyed giant (7)
  2. 8 a Body of troops arranged in a line (7)
  3. 9 a Most humble (7)
  4. 10 a Means of execution (3,4)
  5. 11 a First premier of the Soviet Union, d. 1924 (5)
  6. 13 a Based on personal accounts, possibly unreliable (9)
  7. 15 a Stinks (9)
  8. 18 a Praise (5)
  9. 21 a Person from Barcelona? (7)
  10. 22 a Young children's horses? (3-4)
  11. 23 a Unintentional self-inflicted harm (3,4)
  12. 24 a Give someone the right (7)
  13. 1 d Beast of burden (5)
  14. 2 d Innocent (5)
  15. 3 d Quite exceptional person (3,2,1,7)
  16. 4 d Light upon (6)
  17. 5 d Equestrian competition (5-3,5)
  18. 6 d Very nearly (6)
  19. 7 d Introduce publicly for the first time (6)
  20. 12 d Per head (4)
  21. 14 d Florence's river (4)
  22. 15 d Slightly crazy — bird (6)
  23. 16 d Still in existence (6)
  24. 17 d Confused interwoven mass (6)
  25. 19 d (Make a) chirping noise (5)
  26. 20 d (Fabric woven with) a fine cotton thread (5)

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