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  1. 1 a Irish female spirit who warns of an impending death (7)
  2. 8 a Dubious (7)
  3. 9 a Passage selected from a book (7)
  4. 10 a Composed wholly of top performers (3-4)
  5. 11 a Pledge of fidelity (5)
  6. 13 a Evermore (9)
  7. 15 a Plebiscites (9)
  8. 18 a Ancient seer — prophetess (5)
  9. 21 a Bright ray — bus name (anag) (7)
  10. 22 a Referee (7)
  11. 23 a Fought, even to death (7)
  12. 24 a Louis Armstrong's byname (7)
  13. 1 d French Atlantic naval base (5)
  14. 2 d Tortilla chip served with savoury toppings (5)
  15. 3 d Without compassion (4-9)
  16. 4 d A group of buildings built together in one development (6)
  17. 5 d With very bad eyesight (2,5,2,1,3)
  18. 6 d Concerning teeth (6)
  19. 7 d Firmly constructed (6)
  20. 12 d Gardening tool (4)
  21. 14 d Slothful (4)
  22. 15 d Settle (6)
  23. 16 d Digit (6)
  24. 17 d Vagrant peoples (6)
  25. 19 d Make a mess of (5)
  26. 20 d (Musically) slow in tempo and broad in manner (5)

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