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  1. 1 a Please (anag) — pass away (6)
  2. 4 a Prohibited (6)
  3. 9 a Master of ceremonies (7)
  4. 10 a Hulking (5)
  5. 11 a French oil and gas company (5)
  6. 12 a Time of full daylight (7)
  7. 13 a Spell — delight (11)
  8. 18 a Open-minded (7)
  9. 20 a Plunge into water (5)
  10. 22 a (Of writing paper) having printed lines (5)
  11. 23 a Sleeveless pullover (4,3)
  12. 24 a Result (anag) — gloss (6)
  13. 25 a Unnatural lack of skin colour (6)
  14. 1 d Act as a stimulant (6)
  15. 2 d Let in (5)
  16. 3 d Furtiveness (7)
  17. 5 d Drained of colour (5)
  18. 6 d Hoodlum (7)
  19. 7 d English poet, d. 1700 (6)
  20. 8 d Charisma (11)
  21. 14 d Small savoury snacks (7)
  22. 15 d Representation of the Virgin Mary (7)
  23. 16 d Composed of more than one (6)
  24. 17 d Capsicum (6)
  25. 19 d Person in the saddle (5)
  26. 21 d Up to (5)

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