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  1. 1 a Clever idea (9)
  2. 8 a And others (2,2)
  3. 9 a Shoe polisher (9)
  4. 10 a Look at inappropriately (4)
  5. 13 a School student (5)
  6. 15 a Percussion instrument (6)
  7. 16 a Fungus that produces mould on damp material (6)
  8. 17 a Rapidly rotating star, emitting electromagnetic waves very quickly (6)
  9. 19 a Insect that feeds on plant products (6)
  10. 20 a Lower one cannot get! (5)
  11. 21 a Rock music with gloomy lyrics (4)
  12. 24 a Basic preparations (9)
  13. 25 a With great skill (4)
  14. 26 a When viewing figures are highest (5,4)
  15. 2 d Defraud — crow (4)
  16. 3 d Keen on (4)
  17. 4 d Deliberately disobedient (6)
  18. 5 d Dupe (6)
  19. 6 d Jump by a performer onto the concert audience below (5-4)
  20. 7 d Move unconsciously? (9)
  21. 11 d Whipping boy (9)
  22. 12 d Polite conversation on trivial matters (5,4)
  23. 13 d One who does not acknowledge your god(s) (5)
  24. 14 d Dark reddish brown (5)
  25. 18 d Performer chanting rhyming lyrics to African-American music (6)
  26. 19 d Sensible thinking (6)
  27. 22 d Hit a wasp or fly (4)
  28. 23 d Dreadful (4)

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