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  1. 1 a Of the most contemptible kind (6)
  2. 4 a For free (6)
  3. 9 a Navigation instrument (7)
  4. 10 a South Pacific island country, gaining its independence from New Zealand in 1962 (5)
  5. 11 a Bird's resting place (5)
  6. 12 a Glowing with joy (7)
  7. 13 a Very rich (7,2,2)
  8. 18 a Train (7)
  9. 20 a Figure out (5)
  10. 22 a Person living voluntarily outside their own country (5)
  11. 23 a Degrade (7)
  12. 24 a Tried (6)
  13. 25 a In repose (2,4)
  14. 1 d Official agreement (6)
  15. 2 d Kind of jet (5)
  16. 3 d Latchet (anag) — possession (7)
  17. 5 d Flattened to the ground (5)
  18. 6 d Kettledrums (7)
  19. 7 d Roughly built hut (6)
  20. 8 d Bitterness (11)
  21. 14 d Sea creature with three hearts (7)
  22. 15 d Examine closely (7)
  23. 16 d Take into custody (6)
  24. 17 d It ripens in a vine pod underground (6)
  25. 19 d Saltpetre (5)
  26. 21 d Retrogress (5)

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