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  1. 1 a Stopped briefly (6)
  2. 4 a Demand as a right (5)
  3. 7 a Chinese martial art (4,2)
  4. 8 a Befitting (6)
  5. 9 a Colliery (but not yours!) (4)
  6. 10 a Volcano near Naples (8)
  7. 12 a Uninvited guest (11)
  8. 17 a Jewellery worn around the wrist (8)
  9. 19 a Move by slow degrees (4)
  10. 20 a Sustain (6)
  11. 21 a Tilted in a particular direction (6)
  12. 22 a Special delight (5)
  13. 23 a In the existing circumstances (2,2,2)
  14. 1 d Raining heavily (7)
  15. 2 d Ointment (7)
  16. 3 d Ambiguous (9)
  17. 4 d Ionian holiday island (5)
  18. 5 d Inform (7)
  19. 6 d Lugubrious (6)
  20. 11 d Leader of the slave revolt against Rome, 73BC (9)
  21. 13 d Greek girl who unwisely challenged Athena and ended up as a spider (7)
  22. 14 d Salon service (7)
  23. 15 d Disease caused by vitamin D deficiency (7)
  24. 16 d Take away by force (6)
  25. 18 d Brilliant display — conspicuous success (5)

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