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  1. 1 a Join the opposing side in Parliament (5,3,5)
  2. 8 a Lamentable (7)
  3. 9 a Object surviving from the past (5)
  4. 10 a Partly open (4)
  5. 11 a Bullfighter (8)
  6. 13 a Harsh order, allowing no discussion (6)
  7. 14 a Coterie (6)
  8. 17 a Eccentric (8)
  9. 19 a Something owed (4)
  10. 21 a More mature (5)
  11. 22 a Chic — fashionable (7)
  12. 24 a With an exaggerated sense of self-importance (7-6)
  13. 1 d Edible mushroom (3)
  14. 2 d Remote and sparsely populated parts of Australia (7)
  15. 3 d Easily yielding to pressure (4)
  16. 4 d Wait a bit! (4,2)
  17. 5 d Hitherto (8)
  18. 6 d Eyed lecherously (5)
  19. 7 d Occurring repeatedly (9)
  20. 10 d Brazen (9)
  21. 12 d Oily fish (8)
  22. 15 d Expressed doubt about (7)
  23. 16 d Deteriorate (6)
  24. 18 d Electronic sound reproduction (5)
  25. 20 d Funeral fire (4)
  26. 23 d Concealed (3)

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