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  1. 1 a Yearly publication (6)
  2. 4 a Bed covering (5)
  3. 7 a Over the hill (4,2)
  4. 8 a Large tusked marine mammal (6)
  5. 9 a Russian parliament (4)
  6. 10 a Slaughterhouse (8)
  7. 12 a Lacking enthusiasm (4-7)
  8. 17 a Mercifulness (8)
  9. 19 a Open-mouthed stare (4)
  10. 20 a Ne'er-do-well (6)
  11. 21 a Existing in fact (6)
  12. 22 a Nymph of the woods (5)
  13. 23 a Meeting of spiritualists (6)
  14. 1 d If really necessary (2,1,4)
  15. 2 d Seven-a-side team game — all bent (anag) (7)
  16. 3 d Curly fleece of an Asian breed of lambs (9)
  17. 4 d Distributed the cards (5)
  18. 5 d Observe (anag) — long-winded (7)
  19. 6 d Stun guns (6)
  20. 11 d Whatever may have happened (2,3,4)
  21. 13 d Free pardon from punishment (7)
  22. 14 d Make more restrictive (7)
  23. 15 d Corrupt (7)
  24. 16 d Blemished (6)
  25. 18 d Make improvements to (5)

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