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  1. 1 a Former chief magistrate of Venice (4)
  2. 3 a State of total disorder (8)
  3. 9 a Electioneer (7)
  4. 10 a Well-suited position (5)
  5. 11 a Cosy secluded retreats (5)
  6. 12 a Gullet (6)
  7. 14 a Detail added to a story to make it more interesting (13)
  8. 17 a Illegally seize control of (6)
  9. 19 a Compilation of recordings (5)
  10. 22 a A levy of one tenth (5)
  11. 23 a Bird of prey (7)
  12. 24 a Giving way (8)
  13. 25 a Put into service (4)
  14. 1 d Ornamental bottle for dispensing wine (8)
  15. 2 d Biological group containing one or more species (5)
  16. 4 d Is insensitive to criticism (3,1,5,4)
  17. 5 d Underground worker (5)
  18. 6 d Secrete milk (7)
  19. 7 d Place obliquely (4)
  20. 8 d Maiden (poetic) (6)
  21. 13 d Lost one's footing (8)
  22. 15 d Stiff hair (7)
  23. 16 d Vehicle for the last trip? (6)
  24. 18 d In the lead (5)
  25. 20 d Cremates — Scottish poet, d.1796 (5)
  26. 21 d Remain (4)

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